Unscramble SPATHULATE and you have 290 words, SPATHULATE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. ALPHATEST is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPATHULATE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 3 with 8, 22 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Of the 22 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPATHULATE, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. SHUTTLE, STEALTH and ASPHALT are the ones most people know.
4 of 58 6-letter words from SPATHULATE tie at 11 points; none scores more. LATEST, PLATES and STATUE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in SPATHULATE; 21 of them share the top score of 10. PHASE, HELPS and ALPHA are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with SPATHULATE letters, the top score is 9, reached by 18. HELP, THUS and PATH are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SPATHULATE; 7 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, PUT and PET are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of SPATHULATE, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SULPHATE (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPATHULATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPATHULATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 217 | 290 | 206 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALPHATEST, PLASHET, TAPLASH, ATHLETAS, AHEAP, ATHLETA, HAPUS, PLESH, PUHAS, SULPH, ETHALS, HAPU and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HAUTEST, SHTUP, THESP, HEPS, PELAUS, LAHS, AHS, LAH, PST, ATS and TE, 11 in all.