Unscramble LAMBITIVE and you have 183 words, LAMBITIVE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. VITIABLE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LAMBITIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 3 with 7, 10 with 6, 30 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LAMBITIVE, BIVIA, BLIVE and MAVIE tie for first at 10 points. EMAIL, TABLE and METAL are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in LAMBITIVE, VIBE leads with 9 points, then BALM and BEAM on 8. MAIL, ITEM and LIVE are the familiar ones.
VIM tops the 3-letter words made with LAMBITIVE letters at 8 points; next come BAM and MIB on 7. LET, BIT and MET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LAMBITIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VITIABLE (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LAMBITIVE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMBITIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 160 | 183 | 154 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAMBITIVE, BIVIA, BLIVE, EMBAIL, MELBA, LIBATE, ABLET, AVEL, VALI, VIAE, VITE, ALBE and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BALTI, EMAIL, VLEI, BEAL, BAE and TE, 6 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LAMBITIVE and one more.