342 words come out when you unscramble LEGISLATES, starting with LEGISLATES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 5 of them, LEGISLATE, ELEGIASTS and LEGALISES included. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LEGISLATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 18 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 57 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGISLATES, the top score is 8, reached by 36. EASIEST, ALLEGES and TILLAGE are the familiar ones.
40 of 60 6-letter words from LEGISLATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. STAGES, EAGLES and ALLIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in LEGISLATES, 49 score 6 points, the group's best. LEGAL, GLASS and STAGE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with LEGISLATES letters; 45 of them share the top score of 5. EAST, GETS and TAGS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGISLATES, 21 score 4 points, the group's best. ALL, SEE and GET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LEGISLATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LEGALISES, LEGALISTS and STILLAGES (10 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. LEGISLATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGISLATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 266 | 342 | 249 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ELEGIASTS, ELEGIAST, GALLIEST, GALLISES, AGILEST, ALGESES, ALGESIS, ASSIEGE, ASTELIES, GALLISE, GILLETS, LEGLETS and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STILLAGES, STILLAGE, GELATIS, GELLIES, TALLISES, GLISSE, GITES, SIGLA, GITE, SIGS, AGS, GIS and 5 more, 17 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of LEGISLATES spell the words below.