Unscramble GESTATION and you have 317 words, GESTATION itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 6 reach 9 points, TOASTING, ESTATING and GOATIEST among them. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GESTATION split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 40 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
27 of 40 7-letter words made with GESTATION letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. STATION, TESTING and SETTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from GESTATION, 47 score 7 points, the group's best. AGENTS, EATING and GOTTEN are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTATION; 54 of them share the top score of 6. AGENT, STAGE and GIANT are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in GESTATION come to 60, each scoring 5 points. SIGN, SONG and GETS are the familiar ones.
34 of 60 3-letter words made with GESTATION letters tie at 4 points; none scores more. GET, ITS and GOT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GESTATION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GE · ending in ON · all 9-letter words
GESTATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GESTATION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESTATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 317) | 237 | 317 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 80 of them: TANGOIST, TENTIGOS, GAINEST, GESTANT, GOATIES, SOTTING, TANGIES, TENTIGO, TSIGANE, AGNISE, ATTONES, GAITTS and 68 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: GOATIEST, GENISTA, GOETTAS, TAGINES, TANGOES, ATTING, GOETTA, OATIEST, STINGE, TAGINE, TASING, GEANS and 21 more.
These 5 words take every letter of GESTATION plus a single extra one.