Unscramble CIVILISABLE and you have 265 words, CIVILISABLE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CIVILISABLE split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 8, 21 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
VIBICES tops the 7-letter words in CIVILISABLE at 14 points; next come CLAVIES and CLIVIAS on 12. VISIBLE will look familiar.
Of the 50 6-letter words from CIVILISABLE, 14 score 11 points, the group's best. CABLES, LABELS and LIABLE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CIVILISABLE, the top score is 10, reached by 14. BASIC, CABLE and CIVIL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CIVILISABLE letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. CALL, SAVE and LIVE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CIVILISABLE is VAC, 8 points; BAC and CAB on 7 follow. ALL, SEA and ICE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CIVILISABLE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CI · ending in LE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CIVILISE and SILVICAL (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CIVILISABLE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVILISABLE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 207 | 265 | 193 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: CIVILISABLE, VIBICES, CLAVIES, ICEBALLS, BECALLS, CAVELS, CIVILS, CLAVIE, CLAVIS, ICEBALL, SCLAVE, BAILLIES and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: BIALIES, CEILIS, LEVAS, LEVIS, VLEIS, BEALS, LEVS, VLEI, BAES, BEAL, SEV, BAE and 2 more.