396 words come out when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATES, starting with ILLEGITIMATES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ILLEGITIMATES split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 14 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
The 12-letter words in ILLEGITIMATES come to 2, each scoring 15 points. ILLEGITIMATE is the familiar one.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATES letters: LEGITIMATES, 14 points.
LEGITIMATE, LEGITIMISE and LEGITIMIST are the top 10-letter words from ILLEGITIMATES, 13 points each.
GLEAMIEST, MISALLEGE and MITIGATES share the top score of 12 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATES. SATELLITE is the one most people know.
48 8-letter words from ILLEGITIMATES; 8 of them share the top score of 11. ESTIMATE and MITIGATE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in ILLEGITIMATES, the top score is 10, reached by 13. MILEAGE, MILITIA and ALLEGES are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 6-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. IMAGES, LIMITS and EMAILS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATES, the top score is 8, reached by 12. EMAIL, ITEMS and GAMES are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from ILLEGITIMATES; 13 of them share the top score of 7. MAIL, ITEM and GAME are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words in ILLEGITIMATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. ALL, GET and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ILLEGITIMATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with IL · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ILLEGITIMATE (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ILLEGITIMATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLEGITIMATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 310 | 396 | 283 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 86 of them: ILLEGITIMATES, LEGITIMATISE, MISALLEGE, LEGITIMS, EGALITIES, ETATISME, LEGITIM, MELLITES, SIGILLATE, ATIMIES, ELEGIAST, GALLIEST and 74 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: MEGILLAS, METALLISE, METALLIST, MEGILLA, MELTIEST, GALETTES, MATIEST, STEAMIE, STILLAGE, EMAILS, GALETTE, GELATIS and 15 more.