Unscramble COVARIATE to get 239 words. COVARIATE itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from COVARIATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among 30 6-letter words from COVARIATE, the top score is 11, reached by 16. ACTIVE, EROTIC and VECTOR are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble COVARIATE tie at 10 points; none scores more. COVER, VOICE and ACTOR will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with COVARIATE letters, the top score is 9, reached by 5. OVER, CARE and CART are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COVARIATE is VAC, 8 points; AVA and AVE on 6 follow. ARE, CAR and ART are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of COVARIATE, with one letter different:
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 CAVEATOR and VICARATE (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COVARIATE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVARIATE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 192 | 239 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
47 of the 239 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRAVATE, CAVIER, VRAIC, CIVE, TAIVER, ACATER, ATOCIA, COAITA, TAVER, TERCIO, VAIRE, VITRO and 35 more. 18 of the 239 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COVARIATE, AIRVAC, VAREC, CAVA, RECOAT, RECIT, ACAI, ACRO, CERT, CRIA, CRIT, OATIER and 6 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of COVARIATE and one more.