Unscramble INVESTIGATE and you have 373 words, INVESTIGATE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. ESTIVATING and NEGATIVIST are the best of the shorter words, at 14 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.
Counting the words from INVESTIGATE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 10 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in INVESTIGATE scores 14.
15 of 38 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INVESTIGATE tie at 12 points; none scores more. NEGATIVE, ENTITIES and VIGNETTE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from INVESTIGATE, 17 score 11 points, the group's best. TESTING, SETTING and VINTAGE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from INVESTIGATE; 12 of them share the top score of 10. EVENTS, AGENTS and NATIVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in INVESTIGATE, the top score is 9, reached by 11. VISIT, GIVEN and EVENT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with INVESTIGATE letters, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. EVEN, SAVE and GIVE are the ones most people know.
VAG, VEG and VIG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INVESTIGATE, 7 points each. GET, AGE and GAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of INVESTIGATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IN · ending in TE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ESTIVATING (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INVESTIGATE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVESTIGATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 373) | 294 | 373 | 270 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVITATING, VEGANISE, VENTIGES, VETTINGS, VISTAING, AVIETTES, AVISING, EVITATES, STIVING, TASTEVIN, VEGIEST, VENTIGE and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GESTATIVE, STEVIA, VEGAS, VEGES, GENISTA, TAENITES, TAGETES, TAGINES, VEGA, ATIGIS, ATTING, NAVS and 12 more, 24 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of INVESTIGATE and one more.