247 words come out when you unscramble COLUMBATE, starting with COLUMBATE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CLUBMATE, 14 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COLUMBATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
5 of 29 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMBATE tie at 12 points; none scores more. COMBAT, LOCATE and COBALT will look familiar.
The 5-letter words from COLUMBATE are led by CLOMB and COMBE, 11 points each. ABOUT, TABLE and ALBUM are the familiar ones.
COMB tops the 4-letter words made with COLUMBATE letters at 10 points; next come ACME and AMBO on 8. COME, CLUB and BLUE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMBATE, 11 score 7 points, the group's best. BUT, ACT and CUT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of COLUMBATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLUBMATE (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COLUMBATE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 196 | 246 | 181 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
50 of the 247 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COLUMBATE, CLAMBE, COMBLE, CAMELOT, CAULOME, BEMAUL, BUMALO, CAMOTE, MOTUCA, MUCATE, CLAME, CLOAM and 38 more. 15 of the 247 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CLUBMATE, CAMO, BOULT, LOUMA, METOL, TELCO, BEAL, BAE, CAL, ECO, EMO, LOC and 3 more. 1 of the 247 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: EBOLA.
These 4 words take every letter of COLUMBATE plus a single extra one.