288 words come out when you unscramble INVALIDATING, starting with INVALIDATING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from INVALIDATING split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 1 with 9, 13 with 8, 28 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The 10-letter words in INVALIDATING come to 2, each scoring 15 points. VALIDATING is the familiar one.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with INVALIDATING letters: DIGITALIN, 11 points.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INVALIDATING are led by DIVINING and INVADING, 13 points each. INVITING and VIGILANT are the familiar ones.
Of the 28 7-letter words from INVALIDATING, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. DIGITAL, INITIAL and LANDING are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INVALIDATING are led by DIVING and VADING, 11 points each. LIVING, DATING and DINING are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words from INVALIDATING tie at 9 points; none scores more. AGAIN, VALID and GIANT will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in INVALIDATING, the top score is 8, reached by 7. DATA, LAND and GAIN are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with INVALIDATING letters; 4 of them share the top score of 7. INN, VAN and AID are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of INVALIDATING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; INVALIDING and VALIDATING (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INVALIDATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVALIDATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 214 | 288 | 198 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAVANDIN, VAGINANT, AVALING, VADING, VINTING, AVANTI, AVITAL, DAINING, DANTING, DIVNA, LAIDING, TINDING and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIDALIA, NIDATING, VIGIA, LINTING, LIGNAN, VID, AGITA, ATIGI, LATINA, NAV, TANGA, VIN and 4 more, 16 in all.