Unscramble FORMATIVES and you have 352 words, FORMATIVES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from FORMATIVES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 18 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
Among the 8-letter words made with FORMATIVES letters, VASIFORM leads with 16 points, then FAVORITE and OVERFAST on 14.
The best of the 7-letter words from FORMATIVES is AVIFORM, 15 points; OVERFAT and OVERFIT on 13 follow. FORMATS, MOTIVES and MAESTRO are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FORMATIVES, FAVISM leads with 14 points, then FAVEST and FAVORS on 12. MOVIES, FORMAT and FOREST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with FORMATIVES letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. AFTER, MOVIE and FORMS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FORMATIVES, FAVE, FAVS and FIVE tie for first at 10 points. FORM, FAST and FIRE are everyday picks.
FAV scores highest among the 3-letter words from FORMATIVES at 9 points, ahead of EMF and FAM on 8. FAR, FAT and FIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FORMATIVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VASIFORM (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FORMATIVES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORMATIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 275 | 349 | 255 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVIFORM, FORMIATES, FORMIATE, MARVIEST, MORTSAFE, OVERMAST, FARMOST, FAVOSE, FREMITS, MISFARE, AMOVES, FRAIMS and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OVERFIT, FAVEST, FAVER, FAVS, RAVIEST, AIRSOME, FAMS, FAV, FRITES, IFTARS, OMERTAS, AFROS and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.