Unscramble LANGUAGES and you have 251 words, LANGUAGES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of LANGUAGES is on the page: SLANGUAGE, each 11 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LANGUAGES split into 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 19 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
29 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LANGUAGES; 8 of them share the top score of 8. ANGELS, ANGLES and LAGUNA are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with LANGUAGES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 8. USAGE, ANGEL and ANGLE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LANGUAGES, 9 score 6 points, the group's best. AGES, LEGS and GANG are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from LANGUAGES, EGG and GAG tie for first at 5 points. AGE, SUN and GAS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LANGUAGES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
LANGUAGES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LANGUAGES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 190 | 251 | 172 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 251 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AULNAGES, GALAGES, LAGGENS, LEGUAANS, ALNAGES, AULNAGE, GALAGE, LAGENAS, LAGGEN, LEGUAAN, LEGUANS, UNGAGS and 49 more. 18 of the 251 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GANGLES, SNAGGLE, GANGLE, GUNGES, GUNGE, AGLUS, GEANS, NAGAS, AGLU, GEAN, NAGA, NEGS and 6 more.
This word takes every letter of LANGUAGES plus a single extra one.