Unscramble INVERTEBRATES and you have 469 words, INVERTEBRATES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, INVERTEBRATE leads with 17 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from INVERTEBRATES split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 18 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in INVERTEBRATES: INVERTEBRATE, for 17 points.
VERTEBRATES tops the 11-letter words made with INVERTEBRATES letters at 16 points; next comes TRAVERTINES on 14.
Among the 10-letter words from INVERTEBRATES, REVIBRATES, VERBERATES and VERTEBRATE tie for first at 15 points.
9 of 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble INVERTEBRATES tie at 14 points; none scores more. BATTERIES, RESTRAINT and RETRIEVES will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words in INVERTEBRATES, the top score is 13, reached by 9. VETERANS, RETRIEVE and TRAVERSE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with INVERTEBRATES letters, 11 score 12 points, the group's best. RESERVE, REVERSE and ARRIVES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INVERTEBRATES, the top score is 11, reached by 11. EVENTS, NATIVE and ARRIVE are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from INVERTEBRATES; 7 of them share the top score of 10. NEVER, EVENT and RIVER are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in INVERTEBRATES are led by VERB, VIBE and VIBS, 9 points each. EVEN, SAVE and EVER are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with INVERTEBRATES letters; 19 of them share the top score of 6. ARE, ART and AIR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of INVERTEBRATES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with REVIBRATES (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INVERTEBRATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVERTEBRATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 469) | 355 | 469 | 328 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VERBERATES, BEAVERIES, BINERVATE, BREVIATES, VERBERATE, BEREAVEN, BREVIATE, ENTREATIVE, EVENTRATES, RETENTIVES, TRAVERTINS, BREVETE and 102 more, 114 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REVIBRATES, REVIBRATE, ARRESTIVE, RESENTIVE, AVERTERS, BATTERERS, BISERRATE, EVENTERS, RAVENEST, AVERTER, BATTERER, EVENTER and 15 more, 27 in all.