Unscramble ILLEGITIMATING to get 361 words. ILLEGITIMATING itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. LEGITIMATING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 14 letters, 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ILLEGITIMATING split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 4 with 9, 26 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 13 letters.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in ILLEGITIMATING: LEGITIMATING, 16 points.
GENTILITIAL is the only one of the 11-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATING letters; it scores 12 points.
Among the 10-letter words from ILLEGITIMATING, MITIGATING leads with 14 points, then MILITATING on 13 and LITIGATING on 12.
GLEAMING tops the 8-letter words from ILLEGITIMATING at 12 points; next come EMAILING and EMITTING on 11. LIMITING, INTIMATE and INITIATE will look familiar.
The 7-letter words in ILLEGITIMATING are led by GLIMING and IMAGING, 11 points each. GETTING, MAILING and IMAGINE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATING letters, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. MENTAL, GAMING and TIMING are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATING; 7 of them share the top score of 8. EMAIL, IMAGE and LEGAL are everyday picks.
MAGG and MIGG are the top 4-letter words from ILLEGITIMATING, 8 points each. NAME, MAIL and ITEM will look familiar.
60 3-letter words in ILLEGITIMATING; 5 of them share the top score of 6. ALL, GET and MAN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of ILLEGITIMATING for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 14-letter words: starting with IL · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MITIGATING (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ILLEGITIMATING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLEGITIMATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 299 | 361 | 281 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ILLEGITIMATING, GENTILITIAL, GIGMAN, GIGMEN, LEAMING, LEGITIM, MAGGIE, MEALING, MELITTIN, TAIGLING, TEAGLING, GATLING and 50 more, 62 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMAILING, MITIGANT, MEGILLA, EAGLING, GITTING, MILING, GALING, GANGLE, EMAIL, GLAM, MEGA, ATIGI and 6 more, 18 in all.