187 words come out when you unscramble LACTATES, starting with LACTATES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 9, among them LACTATE, LACTASE and ACETALS. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LACTATES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 19 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 42 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among 47 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LACTATES, the top score is 7, reached by 22. STATE, LEAST and SCALE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from LACTATES, 24 score 6 points, the group's best. LAST, CASE and SALE are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of LACTATES, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
LACTATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LACTATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACTATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 153 | 187 | 144 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
34 of the 187 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SALTCAT, ACATES, LACETS, SCALAE, SCEATT, SCLATE, CLAES, CLATS, LACET, SALTATE, SCALA, SCEAT and 22 more. 9 of the 187 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CALS, TECS, CAL, SALAT, TEC, ATS, EST, TES and TE.
These 2 words take every letter of LACTATES plus a single extra one.