Unscramble GOVERNORATES and you have 417 words, GOVERNORATES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GOVERNORATE leads with 15 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GOVERNORATES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 22 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with GOVERNORATES letters: GOVERNORATE, for 15 points.
GRAVESTONE and OVERSTRONG share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words in GOVERNORATES. GENERATORS is the one most people know.
6 of 22 9-letter words you get when you unscramble GOVERNORATES tie at 13 points; none scores more. GENERATOR and GOVERNORS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from GOVERNORATES, 14 score 12 points, the group's best. GOVERNOR, VETERANS and STRONGER are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words made with GOVERNORATES letters; 18 of them share the top score of 11. VETERAN, SERVANT and GROOVES are everyday picks.
21 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GOVERNORATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. EVENTS, SERVER and GROOVE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from GOVERNORATES; 13 of them share the top score of 9. NEVER, EVENT and SEVEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in GOVERNORATES, the top score is 8, reached by 8. OVER, EVEN and SAVE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with GOVERNORATES letters, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, GOT and AGE are the ones most people know.
These 4 words have the length of GOVERNORATES, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with GO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ENERVATORS, ENGRAVERS, GOVERNORS, REGROOVES, RENOVATORS and VENERATORS (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GOVERNORATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNORATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 417) | 316 | 416 | 291 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERSTRONG, ENGROOVES, OVERGEARS, ENGROOVE, OVERGEAR, OVERGETS, OVERGOES, OVERGONE, OVERSTARE, VORAGOES, AVENTRES, GROVETS and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ENERVATORS, OVERGREAT, ENERVATOR, OVERROAST, AVERTERS, RAVENEST, AVERTER, NOVATES, OESTROGEN, SEROVAR, NOVATE, VEGAS and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.