Unscramble APPROBATIVE and you have 279 words, APPROBATIVE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from APPROBATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 22 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in APPROBATIVE: ABORTIVE, 13 points.
The 7-letter words from APPROBATIVE are led by APPROVE and PAPAVER, 14 points each. PRIVATE, PROBATE and AVIATOR are the familiar ones.
BOPPER tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROBATIVE at 12 points; next come BOVATE and OBVERT on 11. APPEAR, PIRATE and TOPPER will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with APPROBATIVE letters, the top score is 10, reached by 16. ABOVE, PAPER and OPERA are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROBATIVE tie at 9 points; none scores more. OVER, VOTE and BEAR will look familiar.
PAV scores highest among the 3-letter words from APPROBATIVE at 8 points, ahead of APP and BAP on 7. BIT, BAR and POP are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of APPROBATIVE for another and you can spell this word:
More 11-letter words: starting with AP · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APPROBATE (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts APPROBATIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROBATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 212 | 279 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: APPROBATIVE, PAPAVER, PIVOTER, BOVATE, TOPPIER, APPAIR, APPORT, PAREV, POPERA, APPRO, ATROPIA, BEPAT and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: BOPPIER, PEPITA, PERVO, VAPER, AEROBAT, PERV, PREOP, VAPE, APORIA, PERP, PIPA, PRATIE and 12 more.