Unscramble GENICULATES and you have 409 words, GENICULATES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GENICULATE, CLIENTAGES and SLUICEGATE, 13 points each. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GENICULATES split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 13 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The 10-letter words in GENICULATES come to 3, each scoring 13 points.
Among 60 8-letter words from GENICULATES, the top score is 11, reached by 21. AGENCIES, GENETICS and STEALING are the familiar ones.
34 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GENICULATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. CLIENTS, GENETIC and CAUSING will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GENICULATES, the top score is 9, reached by 19. CLIENT, CASTLE and ACTING are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 5-letter words from GENICULATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAUSE, CLEAN and ACUTE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in GENICULATES, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, NICE and CAST are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with GENICULATES letters are led by CAG and CIG, 6 points each. CAN, GET and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GENICULATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with GE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CULTIGENS, EUGENICAL, GENETICAL and SELECTING (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts GENICULATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENICULATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 409) | 325 | 409 | 299 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GENICULATES, SLUICEGATE, CENTAGES, CLAUTING, GAUCIEST, GELASTIC, GLUCINAS, LUCIGENS, SCLATING, AESCULIN, ALGESIC, ALGETIC and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EUGENICAL, SCUNGILE, CANISTEL, CENTAI, CENTAS, CLEGS, CUEIST, CUNITS, GUACS, CENTU, CIGS, CLEG and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.