102 words come out when you unscramble GESTATE, starting with GESTATE itself: 8 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of GESTATE is on the page: TAGETES, each 8 points. The strongest shorter words are EGESTA and ETAGES, 7 points each. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of GESTATE in one turn: 58 in Scrabble (8 + 50), 44 in Words With Friends (9 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GESTATE by length: 2 with 7 letters, 4 with 6, 18 with 5, 37 with 4, 30 with 3 and 11 with 2.
15 of 37 4-letter words from GESTATE tie at 5 points; none scores more. TEST, EAST and GETS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GESTATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with GE · ending in TE · all 7-letter words
GESTATE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GESTATE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESTATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 102) | 88 | 102 | 81 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
14 of the 102 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ETAGES, ETAGE, GEATS, ETATS, GEAT, TESTE, TETES, ETAT, TAES, TETE, EAS, EA and 2 more. 7 of the 102 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TAGETES, AGS, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of GESTATE and one more.