Unscramble ESTIMATIVE and you have 252 words, ESTIMATIVE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 6 of them, AVIETTES, ESTIVATE and EVITATES included. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from ESTIMATIVE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 9 with 8, 16 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 9 letters.
MAVIES and MIEVES are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ESTIMATIVE, 11 points each. ESTATE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from ESTIMATIVE, the top score is 10, reached by 4. STATE, ITEMS and TIMES are the familiar ones.
MEVE and VIMS are the top 4-letter words made with ESTIMATIVE letters, 9 points each. ITEM, SAME and SAVE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ESTIMATIVE, VIM leads with 8 points, then AVE and EVE on 6. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
These 2 words have the length of ESTIMATIVE, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with ES · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ESTIVATE, MAVIES and VITIATES (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ESTIMATIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTIMATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 185 | 252 | 175 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
67 of the 252 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVIETTES, EVITATES, MIEVES, AVIETTE, ETATISME, EVITATE, MEVES, MIEVE, VISITEE, ATIMIES, MATTIES, MEVE and 55 more. 10 of the 252 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MATIEST, STEAMIE, STEVIA, SEV, STIM, MES, ATS, EST, TES and TE.