Unscramble APPROXIMATES and you have 390 words, APPROXIMATES itself among them: it scores 25 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from APPROXIMATES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in APPROXIMATES: APPROXIMATE, 24 points.
AMETROPIAS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with APPROXIMATES letters; it scores 14 points.
The 8-letter words from APPROXIMATES are led by APOMIXES and MIXTAPES, 19 points each. PARASITE, PRIMATES and MARIPOSA are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words made with APPROXIMATES letters, IMPOSEX, MIXTAPE and PREMIXT tie for first at 18 points. APPEARS, PROMISE and PERMITS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROXIMATES are led by MPOXES and PREMIX, 17 points each. PAPERS, APPEAR and IMPORT are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from APPROXIMATES; 19 of them share the top score of 14. PAPER, EXTRA and TAXES are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in APPROXIMATES, MPOX leads with 15 points, then AMEX and APEX on 13. MAPS, EXIT and EXAM are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with APPROXIMATES letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. MAP, TAX and MAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of APPROXIMATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AP · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APOMIXES and MIXTAPES (19 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
APPROXIMATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROXIMATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 390) | 318 | 388 | 286 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPOSEX, XEROMATA, AEROTAXIS, EXTIRPS, XEROMAS, EXOMIS, EXTIRP, XEROMA, MIXTE, POMPIERS, XERASIA, MAPPIST and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MIXTAPES, MIXTAPE, MPOXES, POXIEST, MPOX, POXIER, MOPPIEST, MOPPIER, OXERS, PAROSMIA, SIXER, STOMPIER and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AMEX. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: PAPIST.