Unscramble GESTATIONS and you have 368 words, GESTATIONS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
G23E1S1T1A1T1I1O1N12S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GESTATIONS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 9, 31 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
20 of 31 8-letter words made with GESTATIONS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SETTINGS, STATIONS and AGONISTS will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from GESTATIONS; 42 of them share the top score of 8. TESTING, SETTING and SEATING are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTATIONS score 7 points. AGENTS, EATING and STAGES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTATIONS scores 6. AGENT, STAGE and SONGS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from GESTATIONS come to 60, each scoring 5 points. SIGN, GETS and GOES are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in GESTATIONS; 34 of them share the top score of 4. GET, ITS and GOT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of GESTATIONS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with GE · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
GESTATIONS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GESTATIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESTATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 368) | 276 | 368 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
92 of the 368 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASSOTTING, TANGOISTS, SOTTINGS, TANGOIST, TEASINGS, TENTIGOS, TSIGANES, AGNISES, ASSIENTO, EASINGS, GAINEST, GESTANT and 80 more. 38 of the 368 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AGONISTES, ANGSTIEST, TOASTINGS, GENISTAS, GOATIEST, TASTINGS, TESTINGS, GENISTA, GOETTAS, STINGES, TAGINES, TANGOES and 26 more.