319 words come out when you unscramble SLUICEGATE, starting with SLUICEGATE itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SLUICEGATE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 8 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 9 letters.
45 7-letter words made with SLUICEGATE letters; 6 of them share the top score of 10. ELASTIC and LEAGUES are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SLUICEGATE, the top score is 9, reached by 4. SELECT, CASTLE and CLAUSE are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from SLUICEGATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAUSE, SCALE and ACUTE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in SLUICEGATE, the top score is 7, reached by 8. CASE, CAST and AGES are the familiar ones.
CAG and CIG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with SLUICEGATE letters. GET, ACT and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SLUICEGATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SL · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ELEGIACS, GESTICAL and LEGACIES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SLUICEGATE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLUICEGATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 319) | 244 | 319 | 218 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLUICEGATE, GAUCIEST, GELASTIC, ALGESIC, ALGETIC, ASTELIC, CAUTELS, CLUIEST, ELEGIAST, GAUCIE, SALICET, SELECTA and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LUCITES, CLEGS, CUEIST, GELATIS, GUACS, LUCITE, TEGULAE, CIGS, CLEG, CLITS, ETICS, GLUTES and 14 more, 26 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of SLUICEGATE spell the words below.