Unscramble FUNCTIONATES and you have 428 words, FUNCTIONATES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
F4U12N12C34T1I1O1N12A1T1E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FUNCTIONATES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 24 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in FUNCTIONATES: FUNCTIONATE, for 16 points.
INFECTANTS and UNFANCIEST are the top 10-letter words made with FUNCTIONATES letters, 15 points each.
Of the 24 9-letter words you get when you unscramble FUNCTIONATES, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. FUNCTIONS, CONTINUES and FOUNTAINS are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 8-letter words from FUNCTIONATES tie at 13 points; none scores more. FUNCTION, CONTENTS and CONTINUE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FUNCTIONATES, 18 score 12 points, the group's best. FINANCE, AUCTION and ACTIONS are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 6-letter words from FUNCTIONATES tie at 11 points; none scores more. INFANT, FUSION and FINEST will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in FUNCTIONATES, the top score is 10, reached by 15. OFTEN, FOCUS and FACTS are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 4-letter words made with FUNCTIONATES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. INFO, FAST and FACT will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FUNCTIONATES is CAF, 8 points; AFT and AUF on 6 follow. CAN, ACT and FUN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FUNCTIONATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with FU · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FUNCTIONS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FUNCTIONATES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUNCTIONATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 428) | 314 | 427 | 290 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
113 of the 428 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FUNCTIONATES, FUNCTIONATE, INFECTANTS, UNFANCIEST, FATISCENT, FACONNES, CONFEST, FACONNE, FINNACS, UNFACTS, UNICOSTATE, CANTONISE and 101 more. 24 of the 428 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INFECTANT, INFUSCATE, ENACTIONS, FINCAS, NEUSTONIC, NONSTATIC, ENACTION, FAUNIST, FINCA, STONECUT, CAFS, CAF and 12 more. 1 of the 428 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.