517 words come out when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATIONS, starting with ILLEGITIMATIONS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ILLEGITIMATION and LEGITIMISATION, 17 points each. 15 letters: 7 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ILLEGITIMATIONS by length: 1 with 15 letters, 2 with 14, 2 with 13, 4 with 12, 15 with 11, 31 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
The 14-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATIONS letters come to 2, each scoring 17 points.
The best of the 13-letter words in ILLEGITIMATIONS is LEGITIMATIONS, 16 points; ILLIMITATIONS on 15 follows.
LEGITIMATION and MISALLOTTING are the top 12-letter words from ILLEGITIMATIONS, 15 points each.
Among 15 11-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATIONS, the top score is 14, reached by 4. LEGISLATION, LIMITATIONS and TESTIMONIAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 31 10-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATIONS letters, 9 score 13 points, the group's best. LITIGATION, LIMITATION and ESTIMATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 20. IMITATION, MILITANTS and ALLOTMENT are the familiar ones.
47 of 60 8-letter words from ILLEGITIMATIONS tie at 11 points; none scores more. LIMITING, INTIMATE and MITIGATE will look familiar.
All 60 of the 7-letter words in ILLEGITIMATIONS score 10 points. MAILING, IMAGINE and MAGNETS are the ones most people know.
54 of 60 6-letter words made with ILLEGITIMATIONS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. IMAGES, ALMOST and TIMING will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLEGITIMATIONS; 35 of them share the top score of 8. EMAIL, ITEMS and GAMES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from ILLEGITIMATIONS, the top score is 7, reached by 21. MAIL, ITEM and GAME are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words in ILLEGITIMATIONS tie at 6 points; none scores more. GET, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ILLEGITIMATIONS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 15-letter words: starting with IL · ending in NS · all 15-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LEGITIMATIONS (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ILLEGITIMATIONS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLEGITIMATIONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 517) | 407 | 516 | 373 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ILLEGITIMATIONS, ILLEGITIMATION, LEGITIMISATION, ILLIMITATIONS, EMOLLIATING, ILLIMITATION, ENIGMATIST, ITEMISATION, METALLINGS, MILITATIONS, MISTELLING, AGISTMENT and 98 more, 110 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MISALLOTTING, METALLISING, MITIGANTS, MOTTLINGS, EMAILING, INTAGLIOES, MALLINGS, MALTINGS, MEGILLAS, METALLIST, MITIGANT, TOILETINGS and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LIMINALITIES.