231 words come out when you unscramble PECTINATE, starting with PECTINATE itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. PATIENCE and PITTANCE are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PECTINATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 35 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
35 6-letter words from PECTINATE; 11 of them share the top score of 10. PATENT, PETITE and INTACT are everyday picks.
Among 46 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PECTINATE, the top score is 9, reached by 7. PEACE, PIECE and PAINT are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with PECTINATE letters; 8 of them share the top score of 8. NICE, ANTI and PAIN are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PECTINATE tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ACT and NET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PECTINATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PATIENCE and PITTANCE (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PECTINATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PECTINATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 183 | 231 | 176 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 48 of them: PENTACT, PENTICE, CATNEP, PEINCT, PIANETTE, PICENE, PIECEN, PANCE, ANETIC, CAPI, PITTEN, TAPETI and 36 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: PICANTE, CENTAI, NEPETA, PITTA, TAENITE, TEC and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of PECTINATE and one more.