279 words come out when you unscramble SUSTENTATE, starting with SUSTENTATE itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1U12S1T1E1N12T1A1T1E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUSTENTATE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 26 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 18 with 2.
TETANUSES is the only one of the 9-letter words in SUSTENTATE; it scores 9 points.
Every one of the 26 7-letter words from SUSTENTATE scores 7. STATUTE, ESTATES and STATUES are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUSTENTATE come to 55, each scoring 6 points. STATES, ESTATE and STATUS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words from SUSTENTATE score 5 points. STATE, SENSE and ASSET are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words in SUSTENTATE scores 4. EAST, SEEN and SENT are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with SUSTENTATE letters come to 53, each scoring 3 points. USE, SEE and SET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SUSTENTATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with TETANUSES (9 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SUSTENTATE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSTENTATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 210 | 279 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
69 of the 279 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUSTENTATE, ASTUTEST, ATTENTS, ATTUENT, NASUTES, SESTETT, STEANES, TUTSANS, ASTUNS, ENSATE, NASUTE, SAUNTS and 57 more. 22 of the 279 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STENTS, SUETES, UNSEES, ESNES, SENES, SENTS, STANS, STENT, SUETE, TASES, ESNE, ESSE and 10 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUSTENTATE and one more.