Unscramble PASSIVATE and you have 242 words, PASSIVATE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PASSIVATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 12 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 6-letter words in PASSIVATE are led by PAVISE, SPAVIE and VESPAS, 11 points each. VISTAS and SIESTA are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PASSIVATE; 5 of them share the top score of 10. STEPS, VISTA and TAPES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PASSIVATE, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. SAVE, PAST and PASS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from PASSIVATE, PAV leads with 8 points, then AVA and AVE on 6. ITS, SET and SAT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PASSIVATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PASSIVE, PAVISES, PAVISSE, SPAVIES and SPAVIET (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PASSIVATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASSIVATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 200 | 242 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
42 of the 242 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VESPAS, VESPA, AVISES, PAVS, SATIVE, STIVES, AVISE, PAV, SPEATS, STIPAS, STIVE, TAVAS and 30 more. 13 of the 242 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PAVISSE, STEVIAS, VAPES, STEVIA, VAPE, SEVS, SEPS, SEV, PST, ATS, EST, TES and 1 more.
These 2 words take every letter of PASSIVATE plus a single extra one.