Unscramble GLUTAMATES and you have 283 words, GLUTAMATES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. GLUTAMATE is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GLUTAMATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 16 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
GLUTAMATE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with GLUTAMATES letters; it scores 12 points.
Among 59 6-letter words from GLUTAMATES, the top score is 9, reached by 9. LATEST, METALS and STATUE are the familiar ones.
19 of 60 5-letter words from GLUTAMATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. GAMES, METAL and MEALS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in GLUTAMATES; 17 of them share the top score of 7. GAME, MALE and MEAT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with GLUTAMATES letters, the top score is 6, reached by 6. GET, AGE and GAS are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GLUTAMATES for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with GL · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALMAGEST and METATAGS (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GLUTAMATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLUTAMATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 217 | 283 | 196 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: GLAUMS, MATATUS, MULGAS, AGELAST, ALGATES, AMATES, AMAUTS, EGMAS, GLAUM, LASTAGE, MASULA, MATATU and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: METATAGS, GAMETAL, METATAG, GATEAUS, GLAMS, GLUMS, SALUME, GLAM, GLUTES, LUMAS, MEGA, MEGS and 9 more.
With one more tile, the letters of GLUTAMATES spell the words below.