Unscramble operation

Unscramble OPERATION and you have 286 words, OPERATION itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ATROPINE and INOTROPE, 10 points each. The 9 letters split into 5 vowels and 4 consonants.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From operation

Counting the words from OPERATION by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 20 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

8 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

The 8-letter words made with OPERATION letters come to 2, each scoring 10 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

20 7-letter words in OPERATION; 17 of them share the top score of 9. PROTEIN, PORTION and POINTER are everyday picks.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

Of the 53 6-letter words from OPERATION, 38 score 8 points, the group's best. OPTION, PARENT and RETAIN are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OPERATION scores 7. PRINT, POINT and PAINT are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OPERATION come to 60, each scoring 6 points. PART, OPEN and PORT are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

34 of 60 3-letter words from OPERATION tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, TOP and ART will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with operation

Of the 30 2-letter words in OPERATION, 5 score 4 points, the group's best. IN, ON and IT are the ones most people know.

Neighbor Words of OPERATION

Keep every letter of OPERATION but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with OP · ending in ON · all 9-letter words

Definitions for the Top OPERATION Plays

OPERATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

OPERATION 11 · 13
the act of operating
ATROPINE 10 · 12
a poisonous alkaloid
INOTROPE 10 · 12
a drug for controlling the force of muscular contractions
ATROPIN 9 · 11
a poisonous alkaloid
OPERANT 9 · 11
one that operates
PAINTER 9 · 11
one that paints
PATROON 9 · 11
a landowner granted manorial rights under old Dutch law
PERTAIN 9 · 11
to have reference or relation

OPERATION in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OPERATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
OPERATION itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 286)229286214

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

57 of the 286 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INAPTER, PRONAOI, PTERION, NIPTER, PANTER, PIONER, PONTIE, POOTER, PORINA, PROINE, PTERIA, ROOPIT and 45 more. 15 of the 286 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INOTROPE, REPOINT, PERNIO, PRATIE, PAREN, PORIN, OATIER, TOONIE, APO, OPA, POO, PO and 3 more.

Longer Words Built on OPERATION

With one more tile, the letters of OPERATION spell the words below.

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