Unscramble COMMINATE and you have 268 words, COMMINATE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
C34O1M34M34I1N12A1T1E1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from COMMINATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 46 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
4 of 46 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COMMINATE tie at 12 points; none scores more. ACTION, NOTICE and INCOME will look familiar.
COMMA scores highest among the 5-letter words from COMMINATE at 11 points, ahead of AMICE and AMMON on 9. OCEAN, ANIME and MEANT are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COMMINATE, COMM leads with 10 points, then ACME and AMMO on 8. ITEM, MAIN and COME are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 3-letter words from COMMINATE tie at 7 points; none scores more. NOT, CAN and MAN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of COMMINATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by AMMONIC and COMMENT (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts COMMINATE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMINATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 220 | 268 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COMMINATE, MNEMIC, EMICANT, ENTOMIC, ACMITE, ANCOME, CAMOTE, CONIMA, MATICO, MICATE, MONACT, MONTEM and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAMMIE, COMM, METICA, MONIC, CAMI, CAMO, CENTAI, AMNIO, MAM, MENTO, MIC, ONCET and 8 more, 20 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of COMMINATE plus a single extra one.