Unscramble ALLIGATOR and you have 209 words, ALLIGATOR itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ALLIGATOR by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 18 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 56 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLIGATOR, the top score is 6, reached by 30. TRIAL, RATIO and TRAIL are the familiar ones.
32 of 60 4-letter words from ALLIGATOR tie at 5 points; none scores more. GIRL, GOAL and ORAL will look familiar.
Among 51 3-letter words made with ALLIGATOR letters, the top score is 4, reached by 19. ALL, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of ALLIGATOR, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in OR · all 9-letter words
ALLIGATOR first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. ALLIGATOR is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIGATOR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 172 | 209 | 157 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 209 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALOGIA, GARIAL, GOLLAR, RIGOLL, TRAGAL, AGILA, AROLLA, GAITA, ORGIA, RIGOL, ROLAG, TRILLO and 25 more. 15 of the 209 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RAGTAIL, LAOGAI, AGITA, TARGA, AGRO, RAITA, TOLAR, TROG, LILO, ORG, ARO, GI and 3 more.
With one more tile, the letters of ALLIGATOR spell the words below.