196 words come out when you unscramble INSTINCTIVE, starting with INSTINCTIVE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, INCISIVE leads with 13 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from INSTINCTIVE split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 8, 12 with 7, 30 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 33 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
30 6-letter words from INSTINCTIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 11. CITIES, TENNIS and INVITE are everyday picks.
6 of 45 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INSTINCTIVE tie at 10 points; none scores more. VISIT, CENTS and STEIN will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with INSTINCTIVE letters, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. SITE, TEST and NICE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INSTINCTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IN · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INCISIVE (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. INSTINCTIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTINCTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 160 | 196 | 143 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 36 of them: VISCIN, CIVES, INSCIENT, INVENIT, CIVE, VISITE, SCIENT, STIVE, VINTS, VISIE, VISNE, SITTINE and 24 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: INCENTS, INCENT, ETICS, VINS, INNIES, SEV, SINNET, TECS, VIN, INNIE, STENT, TEC and 5 more.