Unscramble EXCOGITATES and you have 305 words, EXCOGITATES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. EXCOGITATE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXCOGITATES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 34 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
EXCOGITATE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with EXCOGITATES letters; it scores 20 points.
Of the 34 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCOGITATES, 6 score 16 points, the group's best. COTTAGE is the one most people know.
50 6-letter words in EXCOGITATES; 7 of them share the top score of 15. ESTATE, STATIC and EXOTIC are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with EXCOGITATES letters, the top score is 14, reached by 5. COAST, TAXES and EXIST are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCOGITATES tie at 13 points; none scores more. CASE, TEXT and COST will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from EXCOGITATES, COX leads with 12 points, then GOX on 11 and AXE on 10. GET, TAX and GOT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of EXCOGITATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXACTEST (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCOGITATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCOGITATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 305) | 232 | 305 | 206 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COXIEST, EXTATIC, OXGATES, OXGATE, EXEATS, EXEAT, EXIES, GEOSTATIC, OXIES, TEXES, SAXE, ECOSTATE and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OXIC, ECOTAGES, ECOTAGE, TIX, GOATIEST, GOETTAS, TAGETES, CIGS, ETICS, GOETTA, OATIEST, CIG and 14 more, 26 in all.