Unscramble LEGITIMISING and you have 321 words, LEGITIMISING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LEGITIMISING split into 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 9, 10 with 8, 48 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGITIMISING, GLIMING, LEGGISM and MIGGLES tie for first at 11 points. LISTING, SMILING and MELTING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from LEGITIMISING are led by GIGMEN and MIGGLE, 10 points each. SINGLE, LIMITS and TIMING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from LEGITIMISING is MIGGS, 9 points; GIMEL and GLIME on 8 follow. ITEMS, TIMES and MILES are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in LEGITIMISING, MIGG leads with 8 points, then GEMS and GISM on 7. TIME, ITEM and MINI are the familiar ones.
GEM, MEG and MIG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with LEGITIMISING letters. GET, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LEGITIMISING but one, change that one, and you get:
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What LEGITIMISING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LEGITIMISING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGITIMISING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 321) | 249 | 321 | 227 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
72 of the 321 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GENTILISM, LIMITINGS, LEGGISM, LEGITIMS, MELTINGS, MISTLING, GIGMEN, LEGITIM, LIMINGS, STEMING, STIMING, TEMSING and 60 more. 22 of the 321 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NIGGLIEST, MILINGS, MILING, SNIGLET, MEGS, STINGE, TEGGS, GITES, IGGS, MEG, STIM, TEGG and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of LEGITIMISING plus a single extra one.