431 words come out when you unscramble DELEGITIMATING, starting with DELEGITIMATING itself: 19 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. DELIMITATING and LEGITIMATING are the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 14 letters, 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DELEGITIMATING split into 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 12, 1 with 11, 10 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 13 letters.
All 2 of the 12-letter words made with DELEGITIMATING letters score 16 points.
LEGITIMATED is the only one of the 11-letter words in DELEGITIMATING; it scores 15 points.
DELIMITING, MEDITATING and MITIGATING share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DELEGITIMATING. LEGITIMATE, ELIMINATED and INTIMIDATE are the ones most people know.
25 9-letter words from DELEGITIMATING; 6 of them share the top score of 13. ELIMINATE, INITIATED and DETAILING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words from DELEGITIMATING, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. ENTITLED, TIMELINE and LIMITING are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 7-letter words in DELEGITIMATING tie at 11 points; none scores more. MEETING, LIMITED and MAILING will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words made with DELEGITIMATING letters, MAGGED leads with 11 points, then DEGAME and DEGAMI on 10. GAMING, MAILED and MAGNET are the familiar ones.
GAMED, MADGE and MIDGE are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DELEGITIMATING, 9 points each. MEDIA, IMAGE and NAMED will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from DELEGITIMATING are led by MAGG and MIGG, 8 points each. ITEM, MADE and GAME are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 3-letter words in DELEGITIMATING tie at 6 points; none scores more. END, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DELEGITIMATING for another and you can spell this word:
More 14-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
DELEGITIMATING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US accepts DELEGITIMATING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELEGITIMATING itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 431) | 353 | 430 | 330 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: DELIMITATING, DELIMITATE, GMELINITE, LIMNAEID, MADLING, MAGGED, MAIDING, MANEGED, MEDLING, MENAGED, MINIATED, ALEGGED and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: MIDINETTE, ADMITTEE, EMAILING, MILDING, MITIGANT, MITTENED, DANEGELT, DEMENTI, DETANGLE, EMAILED, GANGLED, LINEMATE and 10 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: DELEGITIMATING.