262 words come out when you unscramble ANIMATES, starting with ANIMATES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of ANIMATES is on the page: AMENTIAS, each 10 points. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from ANIMATES split into 2 with 8 letters, 15 with 7, 40 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
40 6-letter words from ANIMATES; 33 of them share the top score of 8. INMATE, ANEMIA and SEAMAN are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ANIMATES, the top score is 7, reached by 57. ITEMS, TIMES and MEANS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with ANIMATES letters; 57 of them share the top score of 6. TIME, NAME and ITEM are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ANIMATES, the top score is 5, reached by 22. ITS, SET and MAN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of ANIMATES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The meaning of ANIMATES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ANIMATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 262) | 208 | 262 | 193 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MAINEST, MANATIS, MANTIES, TAMINES, AMATES, MANATI, MANIES, MATAIS, MATIES, TAMINE, TAMINS, TAMISE and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NAMASTE, AMENTA, MANATS, SANTIM, MANAT, MANIS, MANI, MASA, SEITAN, STIM, MES, ATS and 3 more, 15 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of ANIMATES and one more.