Unscramble FLOODGATE to get 219 words. FLOODGATE itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
F4L12O1O1D2G23A1T1E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from FLOODGATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with FLOODGATE letters: GATEFOLD, for 13 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FLOODGATE, FODGEL, GOLFED and GOOFED tie for first at 11 points. FOOLED, FOOTED and TOOLED are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from FLOODGATE are led by DEFOG and FADGE, 10 points each. DELTA, LODGE and FLOOD are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FLOODGATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. DATE, GOOD and FOOD will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from FLOODGATE, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, OLD and GOT are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of FLOODGATE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with FL · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GATEFOLD (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FLOODGATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOODGATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 184 | 217 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
33 of the 219 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FEODAL, FLOTED, FOGLE, OFLAG, ALEFT, DEFO, DOGATE, FLEG, FLOTE, GOAF, AGOOD, DOF and 21 more. 12 of the 219 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LOGOED, DEF, GALED, TOODLE, AGLOO, FOO, OOF, DELT, FE, ODA, DA and TE. 1 of the 219 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF. 1 of the 219 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGO.
With one more tile, the letters of FLOODGATE spell the words below.