266 words come out when you unscramble ALLIGATES, starting with ALLIGATES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 9 reach 9 points, ALLIGATE, GALLATES and GALLETAS among them. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ALLIGATES split into 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 21 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 21 7-letter words made with ALLIGATES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 18. TILLAGE is the familiar one.
Of the 34 6-letter words from ALLIGATES, 23 score 7 points, the group's best. ALLIES is the one most people know.
42 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLIGATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. LEGAL, LEAST and STAGE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in ALLIGATES; 45 of them share the top score of 5. EAST, GETS and TAGS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with ALLIGATES letters, the top score is 4, reached by 21. ALL, GET and ITS are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of ALLIGATES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; GALLATES, GALLETAS, LEGALIST, STILLAGE, TALLAGES and TILLAGES (9 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ALLIGATES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIGATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 209 | 266 | 193 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
57 of the 266 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALLIGATES, ALLIGATE, GALLIEST, STALLAGE, AGATISE, AGELAST, AGILEST, ALGATES, ALGESIA, GALLISE, GILLETS, LASTAGE and 45 more. 16 of the 266 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STILLAGE, GELATIS, AGITAS, AGITA, GITES, SIGLA, GITE, LITES, SALAT, AGS, GIS, SIG and 4 more.
This word takes every letter of ALLIGATES plus a single extra one.