Unscramble INVESTIGATED to get 422 words. INVESTIGATED itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from INVESTIGATED split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 3 with 10, 28 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
DESIGNATIVE tops the 11-letter words made with INVESTIGATED letters at 16 points; next comes INVESTIGATE on 15.
ESTIVATING and NEGATIVIST share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words in INVESTIGATED.
28 9-letter words from INVESTIGATED; 8 of them share the top score of 14. DESIGNATE, DIGESTIVE and NEGATIVES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INVESTIGATED, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. NEGATIVE, INVESTED and ADVISING are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from INVESTIGATED; 7 of them share the top score of 12. VINTAGE, VISITED and INVITED are everyday picks.
DIVING, VADING and VENGED are the top 6-letter words in INVESTIGATED, 11 points each. EVENTS, NATIVE and SAVING will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with INVESTIGATED letters is GIVED, 10 points; DAVEN and DAVIT on 9 follow. GIVEN, EVENT and GIVES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INVESTIGATED, the top score is 8, reached by 22. EVEN, SAVE and GIVE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words from INVESTIGATED tie at 7 points; none scores more. GET, END and AGE will look familiar.
These 4 words have the length of INVESTIGATED, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEVESTING, DEVIATING, DIVESTING, ENVISAGED, ESTIVATING, NEGATIVED and VIGNETTED (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INVESTIGATED, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVESTIGATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 422) | 336 | 422 | 317 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
85 of the 422 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VEGANISED, EVITATING, TIDIVATES, VENDAGES, VINTAGED, DEEVING, EVIDENTS, EVITATED, TIDIVATE, VEGANISE, VENDAGE, VENTIGES and 73 more. 20 of the 422 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GESTATIVE, DIVINGS, DIGESTANT, AGENTED, DEVIS, VEGAS, VEGES, DEVI, VEGA, NAVS, VINS, NAV and 8 more. 1 of the 422 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.