Unscramble GESTICULATE and you have 349 words, GESTICULATE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SLUICEGATE leads with 13 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GESTICULATE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with GESTICULATE letters: SLUICEGATE, for 13 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in GESTICULATE: TUTELAGES, 10 points.
21 8-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTICULATE; 6 of them share the top score of 11. LEGACIES is an everyday pick.
Among 60 7-letter words from GESTICULATE, the top score is 10, reached by 8. ELASTIC, LEAGUES and LATTICE are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 6-letter words from GESTICULATE tie at 9 points; none scores more. SELECT, STATIC and CASTLE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in GESTICULATE, the top score is 8, reached by 5. CAUSE, SCALE and ACUTE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with GESTICULATE letters; 8 of them share the top score of 7. CASE, CAST and AGES are everyday picks.
CAG and CIG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTICULATE, 6 points each. GET, ACT and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GESTICULATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with GE · ending in TE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CUTTAGES, ELEGIACS, GESTICAL and LEGACIES (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GESTICULATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESTICULATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 349) | 276 | 349 | 248 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
73 of the 349 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLUICEGATE, GAUCIEST, GELASTIC, ALGESIC, ALGETIC, CULTIEST, ASTELIC, CAUTELS, CLUIEST, ELEGIAST, GAUCIE, SALICET and 61 more. 28 of the 349 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TALCIEST, CATSUIT, GALETTES, LUCITES, CLEGS, CUEIST, GALETTE, GELATIS, GUACS, LUCITE, CIGS, CLEG and 16 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of GESTICULATE and one more.