Unscramble INSECTIVORE to get 406 words. INSECTIVORE itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. VENTRICOSE and VICTORINES are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from INSECTIVORE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 20 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
The 10-letter words in INSECTIVORE come to 2, each scoring 15 points.
8 of 20 9-letter words made with INSECTIVORE letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. SECRETION, VICTORIES and RESECTION will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from INSECTIVORE, 18 score 13 points, the group's best. REVISION, INVESTOR and CONVERTS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTIVORE; 23 of them share the top score of 12. SERVICE, VERSION and CONVERT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from INSECTIVORE, 22 score 11 points, the group's best. EVENTS, COVERS and VECTOR are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words in INSECTIVORE, the top score is 10, reached by 13. NEVER, EVENT and COVER are the familiar ones.
CIVE, COVE and VICE share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words made with INSECTIVORE letters. OVER, EVEN and EVER are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTIVORE, the top score is 6, reached by 13. NOT, ONE and ITS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INSECTIVORE but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONTRIVES, EVECTIONS, EVICTIONS, VECTORISE and VICTORIES (14 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INSECTIVORE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTIVORE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 322 | 405 | 296 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
83 of the 406 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VICTORINES, VICTORINE, COVETISE, SOVIETIC, CORSIVE, COVENTS, CRIVENS, COVENT, NOVITIES, ORIENCIES, OVERNETS, SERVIENT and 71 more. 26 of the 406 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COVERSINE, VECTORISE, COINVEST, COVINES, CORNEITIS, COVINE, CRETINISE, EROTICISE, IVORIEST, NECROTISE, CROSTINI, EIRENICS and 14 more. 1 of the 406 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
Each word below uses all the letters of INSECTIVORE and one more.