364 words come out when you unscramble DEACTIVATING, starting with DEACTIVATING itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are INACTIVATED and VATICINATED, 17 points each. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEACTIVATING split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 11 with 9, 31 with 8, 50 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
All 2 of the 11-letter words in DEACTIVATING score 17 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with DEACTIVATING letters, ACTIVATING and CAVITATING tie for first at 16 points.
31 8-letter words from DEACTIVATING; 6 of them share the top score of 14. INDICATE, NAVIGATE and ACTIVATE are everyday picks.
Among 50 7-letter words made with DEACTIVATING letters, the top score is 13, reached by 5. ADVANCE, VINTAGE and EDITING are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEACTIVATING, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. ACTIVE, ADVICE and DATING are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from DEACTIVATING are led by CAVED and VICED, 11 points each. GIVEN, DANCE and CITED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DEACTIVATING, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. GIVE, GAVE and VICE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with DEACTIVATING letters, VAC leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. CAN, GET and END are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DEACTIVATING for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACTIVATING, ADVECTING and CAVITATING (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEACTIVATING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEACTIVATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 298 | 364 | 275 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INDAGATIVE, VICIATED, EVITATING, INCAVED, VANTAGED, VEGANIC, VINTAGED, VITICETA, CAITIVE, TIDIVATE, VICIATE, DIACTINE and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VAGINATED, AVIATIC, CATAGEN, CAVA, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI, VIGIA, CENTAI, CNIDA, DECAN, DEVI and 11 more, 23 in all.