Unscramble LIGATURES and you have 325 words, LIGATURES itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of LIGATURES is on the page: GLAURIEST, each 10 points. The best shorter words score 9: 7 of them, LIGATURE, GESTURAL and GAULTERS included. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LIGATURES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 47 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Among 47 7-letter words from LIGATURES, the top score is 8, reached by 32. LARGEST, GUITARS and RITUALS are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGATURES scores 7. GUITAR, GRATIS and ARGUES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words in LIGATURES score 6 points. GREAT, GIRLS and GUEST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words made with LIGATURES letters scores 5. GIRL, GETS and GEAR are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGATURES, the top score is 4, reached by 37. ARE, GET and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LIGATURES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What LIGATURES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LIGATURES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGATURES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 234 | 325 | 216 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GLAURIEST, GAULTERS, GURLIEST, REGALIST, TRAGULES, AGILEST, AGISTER, GAULTER, GLUTAEI, GRAILES, GUILERS, GURLETS and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GELATIS, GATERS, GLUTES, GULARS, AGLUS, GATER, GITES, GLUTE, AGLU, AREG, GITE, AGS and 6 more, 18 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LIGATURES and one more.