Unscramble FLUCTUATED and you have 215 words, FLUCTUATED itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FLUCTUATE leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FLUCTUATED split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 8 with 7, 23 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in FLUCTUATED: FLUCTUATE, for 14 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FLUCTUATED are led by FAUCET and FECULA, 11 points each. CATTLE and FEUDAL are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from FLUCTUATED, DECAF and FACED tie for first at 11 points. ADULT, DELTA and FAULT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FLUCTUATED, the top score is 9, reached by 6. DATE, LEFT and FACT are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words from FLUCTUATED is CAF, 8 points; DEF and FAD on 7 follow. LET, ACT and DUE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FLUCTUATED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FL · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; TACTFUL (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
FLUCTUATED 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUCTUATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 184 | 214 | 172 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
30 of the 215 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLATTED, CLAUTED, DUEFUL, FAUTED, CAUF, FLUATE, ALEFT, CAUTEL, FETTA, CLAUT, ECAD, FAUT and 18 more. 12 of the 215 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CAF, DULCE, DEF, TUTUED, ATTED, CAL, DELT, FE, TEC, LUD, DA and TE. 1 of the 215 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF.