Unscramble LEGITIMATELY to get 294 words. LEGITIMATELY itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. LEGITIMATE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12E1G23I1T1I1M34A1T1E1L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LEGITIMATELY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 6 with 8, 24 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 11 or 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in LEGITIMATELY: LEGITIMATE, for 13 points.
LAYTIME, MEATILY and METALLY are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGITIMATELY, 12 points each. MILEAGE, AGILITY and IMITATE will look familiar.
Among 57 6-letter words from LEGITIMATELY, the top score is 12, reached by 4. LITTLE, TIMELY and LATELY are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words in LEGITIMATELY is GAMEY, 11 points; AMITY and ATIMY on 10 follow. EMAIL, IMAGE and LEGAL are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with LEGITIMATELY letters, GAMY leads with 10 points, then AMYL and ELMY on 9. MAIL, ITEM and GAME are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGITIMATELY is GYM, 9 points; LYM and MAY on 8 follow. ALL, GET and GAY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of LEGITIMATELY for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with LE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
LEGITIMATELY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LEGITIMATELY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGITIMATELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 228 | 294 | 213 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAYTIME, METALLY, MYGALE, EGALITY, MATILY, MELLAY, ATIMY, EGALLY, LEGITIM, MYALL, YEALM, EYALET and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MEGILLA, MELTY, GELLY, AIYEE, GALETTE, YAGE, EMAIL, GLAM, MEGA, YAG, YEET, ATIGI and 3 more, 15 in all.