Unscramble APPROXIMATELY and you have 401 words, APPROXIMATELY itself among them: it scores 29 in Scrabble and 32 in Words With Friends. PROXIMATELY is the best of the shorter words, at 25 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from APPROXIMATELY by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 1 with 10, 12 with 9, 40 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2. None has 12 letters.
PROXIMATELY scores highest among the 11-letter words made with APPROXIMATELY letters at 25 points, ahead of APPROXIMATE on 24.
APPROXIMAL is the only one of the 10-letter words in APPROXIMATELY; it scores 23 points.
APOPLEXY scores highest among the 8-letter words from APPROXIMATELY at 22 points, ahead of APYREXIA and OXIMETRY on 20. MATERIAL, PROMPTLY and TEMPORAL are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words in APPROXIMATELY; 4 of them share the top score of 19. APPAREL, POLYMER and EXPLOIT are everyday picks.
4 of 60 6-letter words made with APPROXIMATELY letters tie at 18 points; none scores more. MATRIX, EXPORT and PROMPT will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROXIMATELY; 6 of them share the top score of 17. APPLY, EXTRA and EMPTY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from APPROXIMATELY, the top score is 16, reached by 4. PLAY, ARMY and EXIT are the familiar ones.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words in APPROXIMATELY at 15 points, ahead of OXY and YEX on 13. MAY, MAP and TAX are the ones most people know.
APPROXIMATELY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept APPROXIMATELY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROXIMATELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 401) | 318 | 399 | 289 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APPROXIMAL, APYREXIA, XYLOMATA, EXAMPLAR, APOPLEX, OXYMEL, XYLOMA, IMPLEX, XEROMATA, EPAXIAL, MAPPERY, MIXY and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEIOTAXY, OXIMETRY, EXTROPY, MIXTAPE, PYREX, PALPATORY, POLYPARIA, POXY, PROPYLITE, MPOX, POXIER, MOPPY and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AMEX. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: POPERY.