286 words come out when you unscramble CELIBATES, starting with CELIBATES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CELIBATE, BASILECT and CITEABLE lead with 12 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from CELIBATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 23 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
BELACES, CABLETS and CITABLE share the top score of 11 among the 7-letter words in CELIBATES. ELASTIC is the one most people know.
9 of 55 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CELIBATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. SELECT, TABLES and CABLES will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from CELIBATES; 6 of them share the top score of 9. BASIC, CABLE and BEAST are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with CELIBATES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 4. BEST, CASE and ABLE are the familiar ones.
BAC and CAB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CELIBATES. ITS, LET and ACT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CELIBATES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What CELIBATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CELIBATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELIBATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 221 | 286 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
65 of the 286 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BELACES, ABCEES, BALTIC, BELACE, LESBIC, SEABLITE, ABCEE, ABIETES, ASTELIC, BELATES, LIBATES, SALICET and 53 more. 16 of the 286 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BASILECT, ABLEIST, BALTIS, BESTIE, BALTI, BEALS, BAES, BEAL, CALS, BAE, BES, CAL and 4 more.
This word takes every letter of CELIBATES plus a single extra one.