Unscramble ILLEGITIMATION and you have 392 words, ILLEGITIMATION itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 14 letters split into 7 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from ILLEGITIMATION by length: 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 12, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 8 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 13 letters.
LEGITIMATION tops the 12-letter words in ILLEGITIMATION at 15 points; next comes ILLIMITATION on 14.
EMOLLIATING scores highest among the 11-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATION letters at 14 points, ahead of GENTILITIAL on 12.
The 10-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATION are led by MILITATING and MITIGATION, 13 points each. LITIGATION and LIMITATION are the familiar ones.
38 8-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATION letters; 12 of them share the top score of 11. LIMITING, INTIMATE and INITIATE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATION, 29 score 10 points, the group's best. MILLION, MAILING and IMAGINE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from ILLEGITIMATION, the top score is 9, reached by 26. MENTAL, TIMING and MAGNET are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 5-letter words in ILLEGITIMATION tie at 8 points; none scores more. EMAIL, IMAGE and METAL will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATION letters, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. MAIL, ITEM and GAME are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATION; 6 of them share the top score of 6. GET, MAN and MEN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of ILLEGITIMATION for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LEGITIMATION (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ILLEGITIMATION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLEGITIMATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 392) | 319 | 392 | 298 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ILLEGITIMATION, EMOLLIATING, ILLIMITATION, GENTILITIAL, MILITATION, OLIGEMIA, GEOMANT, GONIATITE, LEAMING, LEGITIM, LIMATION, MEALING and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMAILING, MITIGANT, MEGILLA, MONILIAE, MILING, MONILIA, OLLIEING, AMNIO, EMAIL, GLAM, MEGA, MENTO and 9 more, 21 in all.
This word takes every letter of ILLEGITIMATION plus a single extra one.