Unscramble PROXIMATE and you have 254 words, PROXIMATE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. MIXTAPE and PREMIXT are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PROXIMATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with PROXIMATE letters: EXPIATOR, for 17 points.
PREMIX scores highest among the 6-letter words from PROXIMATE at 17 points, ahead of EXPORT and EXTIRP on 15. IMPORT, MATRIX and PERMIT are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROXIMATE tie at 14 points; none scores more. EXTRA, PRIME and METRO will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words in PROXIMATE is MPOX, 15 points; AMEX and APEX on 13 follow. MORE, PART and ITEM are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PROXIMATE letters, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. MAP, TAX and MAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PROXIMATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MIXTAPE and PREMIXT (18 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PROXIMATE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROXIMATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 210 | 253 | 191 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: EXTIRP, XEROMA, MIXTE, ORIXA, RETOX, TAXOR, EMPART, EXO, MATIPO, PARTIM, PREMIA, TEX and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: MIXTAPE, MPOX, POXIER, OXER, TIX, IMPRO, MATIER, OMERTA, PRATIE, AMRIT, OATIER, APO and 7 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: AMEX.