Unscramble GOVERNANCES to get 353 words. GOVERNANCES itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. GOVERNANCE is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GOVERNANCES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 23 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with GOVERNANCES letters: GOVERNANCE, for 16 points.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble GOVERNANCES are led by CONVERGE, COVERAGE and SCAVENGE, 14 points each. CONVERSE, CONSERVE and AVENGERS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 7-letter words from GOVERNANCES tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCANNER, ORANGES and GOVERNS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GOVERNANCES, the top score is 11, reached by 12. COVERS, GRAVES and GOVERN are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words from GOVERNANCES tie at 10 points; none scores more. NEVER, COVER and GRACE will look familiar.
CAVE, COVE and VACS share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words in GOVERNANCES. OVER, EVEN and SAVE are the ones most people know.
VAC tops the 3-letter words made with GOVERNANCES letters at 8 points; next come GOV and VAG on 7. CAN, CAR and AGE will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of GOVERNANCES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with GO · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONVERGES, COVERAGES and SCAVENGER (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GOVERNANCES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 353) | 275 | 352 | 259 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOVENANCE, ENCAVES, ENGRAVEN, COGENERS, CONGREES, CORNAGES, ENCAVE, ENGRACES, VENGERS, COGENER, CONGREE, CORNAGE and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VARECS, ONSCREEN, VAREC, CANOERS, VEGAS, VEGES, CANOER, VEGA, VOGS, NAVS, VOG, NAV and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
This word takes every letter of GOVERNANCES plus a single extra one.