Unscramble GESTICULATING and you have 435 words, GESTICULATING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GESTICULANT leads with 14 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GESTICULATING split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 5 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 12 letters.
GESTICULANT is the only one of the 11-letter words made with GESTICULATING letters; it scores 14 points.
Among the 10-letter words in GESTICULATING, LATTICINGS leads with 13 points, then AUSTENITIC and CATLINITES on 12.
CAGELINGS and CLAGGIEST share the top score of 13 among the 9-letter words from GESTICULATING.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTICULATING are led by CAGELING, GIGANTIC and GLACEING, 12 points each. CEILINGS, CUTTINGS and AUTISTIC are the familiar ones.
CIGGIES tops the 7-letter words in GESTICULATING at 11 points; next come ACTINGS and ALGESIC on 10. CLIENTS, CUTTING and CAUSING will look familiar.
CAGING and CIGGIE share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words made with GESTICULATING letters. CASTLE, ACTING and GLANCE are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GESTICULATING tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAUSE, CLEAN and AGING will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from GESTICULATING, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, CAST and CENT are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words in GESTICULATING are led by CAG and CIG, 6 points each. CAN, GET and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GESTICULATING for another and you can spell this word:
More 13-letter words: starting with GE · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAGELINGS and LATTICINGS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GESTICULATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESTICULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 435) | 343 | 435 | 303 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 91 of them: CLAGGIEST, ANGLICIST, SAGENITIC, CIELINGS, CLATTING, CLAUTING, GAUCIEST, GELASTIC, GENTILIC, GIANTLIEST, GLUCINAS, LUCIGENS and 79 more. Words With Friends* skips 41 of them: LATTICINGS, CATLINITES, LINGUICAS, ANTICULTS, CATLINITE, CIGGIES, LINGUICA, NIGGLIEST, SCUNGILE, SCUNGILI, CANISTEL, CIGGIE and 29 more. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.