Unscramble FORMICATING and you have 355 words, FORMICATING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FORMICATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 18 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in FORMICATING: ACTINIFORM, for 17 points.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble FORMICATING, MAGNIFIC leads with 16 points, then MORTIFIC on 15 and COFIRING on 14. ROMANTIC, FRACTION and FRICTION are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 7-letter words from FORMICATING tie at 14 points; none scores more. FICTION, ORGANIC and CONFIRM will look familiar.
COMFIT and FORMIC share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words in FORMICATING. FORMAT, COMING and FACTOR are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with FORMICATING letters is MAFIC, 12 points; CRAFT and CROFT on 10 follow. FRONT, MAGIC and MICRO are everyday picks.
12 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FORMICATING tie at 9 points; none scores more. INFO, FORM and GIFT will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from FORMICATING, CAF and FAM tie for first at 8 points. CAN, CAR and MAN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of FORMICATING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with FO · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACINIFORM (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FORMICATING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORMICATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 355) | 287 | 354 | 260 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: FORMICATING, ACTINIFORM, FORMICANT, FORMATING, MORTIFIC, COFIRING, FRACTING, MICATING, NATIFORM, CRIMING, CROMING, FOGMAN and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: ACINIFORM, CROFTING, FORMICA, ANTIFOG, FRANCO, FRICOT, MARCONI, COTINGA, FINCA, MATRIC, CORTINA, MONIC and 15 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.