Unscramble PLUMBATES to get 283 words. PLUMBATES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PLUMBATE leads with 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PLUMBATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 15 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with PLUMBATES letters: PLUMBATE, for 14 points.
The 6-letter words from PLUMBATES are led by PABLUM and PLUMBS, 12 points each. SAMPLE, TABLES and ALBUMS are the familiar ones.
BUMPS and PLUMB share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PLUMBATES. ALBUM, ABUSE and BEAST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PLUMBATES, BUMP leads with 10 points, then AMPS and BALM on 8. BEST, ABLE and BASE are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 3-letter words from PLUMBATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. BUT, MAP and PUT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PLUMBATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PABLUMS (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PLUMBATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMBATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 236 | 283 | 224 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
47 of the 283 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLUMBATES, PLUMBATE, BEMAULS, BEMAUL, BEPATS, BESPAT, EMPUSA, PELMAS, BAPUS, BEPAT, EMBUS, EMPTS and 35 more. 12 of the 283 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PELAUS, PUBE, SALUME, SPAM, BEALS, BAES, BEAL, BAE, BES, MES, PST and TE.