438 words come out when you unscramble COMPARATIVES, starting with COMPARATIVES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COMPARATIVES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 33 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with COMPARATIVES letters: COMPARATIVE, for 20 points.
4 of 6 10-letter words in COMPARATIVES tie at 16 points; none scores more.
The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPARATIVES are led by POSTCAVAE, PROACTIVE and VITASCOPE, 16 points each.
8 of 60 8-letter words from COMPARATIVES tie at 15 points; none scores more. IMPROVES, COMPARES and COMPRISE will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPARATIVES, the top score is 14, reached by 13. COMPARE, IMPROVE and IMPACTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from COMPARATIVES, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. MOVIES, ACTIVE and IMPACT are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in COMPARATIVES, VAMPS leads with 12 points, then CAMPI and CAMPO on 11. MOVIE, COVER and VOICE are the familiar ones.
VAMP tops the 4-letter words made with COMPARATIVES letters at 11 points; next come CAMP and COMP on 10. COME, CAME and MOVE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPARATIVES, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. MAP, CAR and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of COMPARATIVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; APOSEMATIC and POSTCAVAE (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COMPARATIVES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPARATIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 438) | 347 | 437 | 312 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
91 of the 438 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COPRAEMIAS, PAROEMIACS, VITASCOPE, COPAIVAS, COPRAEMIA, MACROPSIA, PAROECISM, PAROEMIAC, PRACTIVE, PREMOSAIC, SAPRAEMIC, COMPEARS and 79 more. 34 of the 438 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PIRACETAMS, COVARIATES, CRAMPIEST, PIRACETAM, VAMPIEST, COVARIATE, VAMPIER, CAPOEIRAS, COVARIES, AIRVACS, COMPAS, AIRVAC and 22 more. 1 of the 438 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.