Unscramble ELABORATES and you have 358 words, ELABORATES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from ELABORATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 26 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Of the 26 8-letter words in ELABORATES, 23 score 10 points, the group's best.
Among 60 7-letter words from ELABORATES, the top score is 9, reached by 44. RELATES, REBATES and LOBSTER are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ELABORATES score 8 points. BREAST, BASALT and ARABLE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ELABORATES scores 7. BEARS, BEAST and BLAST are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words from ELABORATES score 6 points. BEST, ABLE and BASE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in ELABORATES, the top score is 5, reached by 32. ARE, ART and BAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of ELABORATES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ASTROLABE (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ELABORATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELABORATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 358) | 283 | 358 | 258 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
75 of the 358 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RATEABLES, ABORTEES, RABATOES, REBATOES, ABORTEE, ALBERTS, ARBLAST, ASTABLE, BATLERS, BELATES, LABROSE, ABEARS and 63 more. 25 of the 358 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ABLATORS, AEROBATS, BLEAREST, BRESAOLA, RATABLES, RESTABLE, RETABLOS, TEASABLE, ABLATOR, AEROBAT, RETABLO, ROBATAS and 13 more.
This word takes every letter of ELABORATES plus a single extra one.