192 words come out when you unscramble IODATES, starting with IODATES itself: 8 in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends. IODATES has 1 anagram here, TOADIES, scoring 8 like IODATES itself. DIOTAS, IODATE and TODIES are the best of the shorter words, at 7 points. It has 7 letters, 4 vowels and 3 consonants. All 7 tiles of IODATES in one turn: 58 in Scrabble (8 + 50), 43 in Words With Friends (8 + 35).
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Counting the words from IODATES by length: 2 with 7 letters, 3 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 28 with 2.
40 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IODATES; 34 of them share the top score of 6. IDEAS, DATES and ASIDE are everyday picks.
47 of 60 4-letter words from IODATES tie at 5 points; none scores more. DATE, SAID and DOES will look familiar.
Among 59 3-letter words in IODATES, the top score is 4, reached by 26. ITS, SET and SAT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of IODATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with IO · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
The meaning of IODATES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IODATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IODATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 192) | 160 | 192 | 145 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIOTAS, AIDOS, DIOTA, TEADS, TOSED, DAES, DISA, SADO, SIDA, STED, TAED, TEAD and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOSAI, TASED, DESI, DOSA, ODAS, TOEAS, DAS, EDS, ODA, ATS, DA, EST and 3 more, 15 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of IODATES and one more.