Unscramble CASTIGATE and you have 215 words, CASTIGATE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CASTIGATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 16 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with CASTIGATE letters: AGITATES, for 9 points.
GESTIC scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CASTIGATE at 9 points, ahead of ACATES and ATTICS on 8. STATIC is the one most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from CASTIGATE is CAGES, 8 points; ACAIS and ACETA on 7 follow. STATE, STAGE and TASTE are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with CASTIGATE letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CASE, GETS and TAGS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CASTIGATE are led by CAG and CIG, 6 points each. GET, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CASTIGATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The meaning of CASTIGATE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CASTIGATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASTIGATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 166 | 215 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ECTASIA, TIETACS, ACATES, AGATISE, SAGITTA, SCEATT, TIETAC, CAGS, GAITAS, GAITTS, SCEAT, TICES and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACAIS, AETATIS, AGITAS, CIGS, ETICS, ACAI, AGITA, CIG, GITES, TECS, GITE, TEC and 8 more, 20 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CASTIGATE spell the words below.