Unscramble EVALUATIVE and you have 178 words, EVALUATIVE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. VALVATE and VULVATE are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 10 letters: 6 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EVALUATIVE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 4 with 7, 15 with 6, 27 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 9 letters.
VALVE, VIVAT and VULVA are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EVALUATIVE, 11 points each. VALUE, LEAVE and ALIVE will look familiar.
VIVA and VIVE share the top score of 10 among the 4-letter words made with EVALUATIVE letters. LIVE, LATE and EVIL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EVALUATIVE is VAV, 9 points; AVA and AVE on 6 follow. LET, EAT and TEA are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EVALUATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VALVATE and VULVATE (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EVALUATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVALUATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 136 | 178 | 129 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVAILE, AVITAL, LEVITE, VALETA, VALETE, VELETA, AVALE, VAUTE, VEALE, AVAL, AVEL, EVET and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LUVVIE, VIVAT, VLEI, TUILE, LATU, UTE and TE, 7 in all.