Unscramble CARMINATIVES and you have 428 words, CARMINATIVES itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CARMINATIVES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 8 with 10, 29 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words made with CARMINATIVES letters, CARMINATIVE leads with 18 points, then CREATIANISM on 15.
AVIATRICES, VICARIANTS and VICARIATES share the top score of 15 among the 10-letter words in CARMINATIVES.
10 of 29 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CARMINATIVES tie at 14 points; none scores more. ASCERTAIN, VARIANCES and SACRAMENT will look familiar.
ACTIVISM and VIRAEMIC share the top score of 15 among the 8-letter words from CARMINATIVES. VITAMINS, VARIANCE and INACTIVE are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words made with CARMINATIVES letters, CAVEMAN, VICTIMS and VIREMIC tie for first at 14 points. CAMERAS, VITAMIN and CINEMAS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CARMINATIVES are led by CIVISM and VICTIM, 13 points each. CAMERA, ACTIVE and CINEMA are the familiar ones.
23 of 60 5-letter words from CARMINATIVES tie at 10 points; none scores more. CRIME, CREAM and AVIAN will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in CARMINATIVES; 7 of them share the top score of 9. SAVE, CAME and VICE are everyday picks.
VAC and VIM share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words made with CARMINATIVES letters. CAN, CAR and MAN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CARMINATIVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACTIVISM, AVIATRICES and VIRAEMIC (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CARMINATIVES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMINATIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 428) | 335 | 428 | 302 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CREATIANISM, CAVIARIES, METRICIANS, VARISCITE, ACTIVISE, ANIMATICS, ASEMANTIC, CAITIVES, CAVIARIE, CISTVAEN, CRAVATES, MARVIEST and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIRAEMIC, AVIATRICE, VIRAEMIAS, ANIMACIES, ANTIMERIC, VIRAEMIA, AIRVACS, AVIATIC, CERIMANS, CREMINIS, NEMATICS, VERMINS and 21 more, 33 in all.