Unscramble SIGNIFICATES to get 378 words. SIGNIFICATES itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SIGNIFICATES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 2 with 10, 9 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
All 2 of the 11-letter words in SIGNIFICATES score 17 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with SIGNIFICATES letters, SANCTIFIES leads with 15 points, then GNEISSITIC on 13.
Among the 8-letter words from SIGNIFICATES, FACETING leads with 14 points, then CITIFIES and FACTISES on 13. CASTINGS is the familiar one.
The best of the 7-letter words from SIGNIFICATES is FACINGS, 13 points; FANCIES and FASCINE on 12 follow. FITNESS, CASTING and INSECTS are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words in SIGNIFICATES, FACING leads with 12 points, then FACETS and FACIES on 11. CITIES, ACTING and FINEST are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words made with SIGNIFICATES letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. GIFTS, FACTS and FACES will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SIGNIFICATES; 6 of them share the top score of 9. CASE, GIFT and FAST are everyday picks.
CAF tops the 3-letter words from SIGNIFICATES at 8 points; next come FAG and FEG on 7. CAN, GET and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SIGNIFICATES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with SI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FACETINGS and SANCTIFIES (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SIGNIFICATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNIFICATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 378) | 295 | 375 | 260 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
82 of the 378 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SIGNIFICATES, SIGNIFICATE, FACTISES, FASCISTI, FEASTINGS, GNEISSITIC, FICAINS, SAGENITIC, ANTICISES, CEASINGS, FACTIS, FAINITES and 70 more. 33 of the 378 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SATISFICING, FACETINGS, FASCIITIS, SATISFICE, FASCITIS, FISTINGS, FINCAS, FINCA, FINESTS, CAFS, CASSINE, FESTAS and 21 more. 2 of the 378 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FASCIITES and FASCITES. 1 of the 378 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.