420 words come out when you unscramble IMPOSTUMATES, starting with IMPOSTUMATES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. IMPOSTUMATE is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from IMPOSTUMATES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 16 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with IMPOSTUMATES letters: IMPOSTUMATE, 17 points.
Among the 10-letter words in IMPOSTUMATES, IMPOSTUMES and TIMESTAMPS tie for first at 16 points.
Among 16 9-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSTUMATES, the top score is 15, reached by 5. POTASSIUM is the familiar one.
8 of 60 8-letter words from IMPOSTUMATES tie at 14 points; none scores more.
Of the 60 7-letter words from IMPOSTUMATES, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. OPTIMUM, IMPOSES and IMPETUS are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words in IMPOSTUMATES are led by METUMP and POMMIE, 12 points each. ASSUME, STAMPS and SUMMIT are the familiar ones.
MUMPS scores highest among the 5-letter words made with IMPOSTUMATES letters at 11 points, ahead of AMMOS and APISM on 9. POEMS, STAMP and ATOMS are the ones most people know.
MUMP tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSTUMATES at 10 points; next come AMMO and AMPS on 8. ITEM, MAPS and MASS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from IMPOSTUMATES, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. MAP, PET and MET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of IMPOSTUMATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IM · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TIMESTAMPS (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IMPOSTUMATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPOSTUMATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 318 | 420 | 283 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 102 of them: IMPOSTUMATES, IMPOSTUMATE, METOPISMS, SPAMMIEST, METOPISM, PESSIMUM, SPAMMIES, STEMMATOUS, MOUSEMATS, OPTIMATES, SPAMMIE, MIASMOUS and 90 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: TIMESTAMPS, TIMESTAMP, MISSTAMP, STEPMOMS, STEPMOM, STOMPIEST, MUMSIEST, TAPETUMS, UMPTIEST, AUTOPSIST, MUMSIES, MAUSIEST and 23 more.
This word takes every letter of IMPOSTUMATES plus a single extra one.