237 words come out when you unscramble PROBATION, starting with PROBATION itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ABORTION and PROBIT, 10 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROBATION split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
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There is a single one of the 8-letter words in PROBATION: ABORTION, 10 points.
PROBIT scores highest among the 6-letter words from PROBATION at 10 points, ahead of BARTON and BATOON on 8. OPTION, OBTAIN and PROTON are the ones most people know.
51 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROBATION tie at 7 points; none scores more. PRINT, POINT and BRAIN will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in PROBATION, the top score is 8, reached by 4. PART, PORT and BORN are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words made with PROBATION letters, BAP and BOP tie for first at 7 points. TOP, ART and AIR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of PROBATION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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What PROBATION means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PROBATION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROBATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 188 | 236 | 174 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRONAOI, BARP, BARTON, BATOON, BOPO, BRAP, ORBITA, PORINA, ROOPIT, ABRIN, BOOAI, BORNA and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BONIATO, BORONIA, PROB, PORIN, BIRO, NOOB, RABI, APO, OBA, OPA, POO, PO and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.
These 3 words take every letter of PROBATION plus a single extra one.