Unscramble TESSELATE to get 219 words. TESSELATE itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 10 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 12 reach 7 points, ESTATES, SETTLES and SETTEES among them. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TESSELATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 12 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 35 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
All 38 of the 6-letter words in TESSELATE score 6 points. STATES, ESTATE and LATEST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TESSELATE scores 5. STATE, SALES and LEAST are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from TESSELATE come to 60, each scoring 4 points. LAST, SALE and LESS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of TESSELATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with TE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ESTATES, LATESTS, SALTEST, SETTEES, SETTLES, STALEST, TEASELS and TELESES (7 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TESSELATE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESSELATE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 179 | 219 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALTESSE, STEALES, TASLETS, EASLES, EASSEL, ETTLES, LEESES, SALETS, SLEEST, STEALE, STEALT, TASLET and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TESSELATE, TASES, ESSE, ESTS, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 9 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of TESSELATE and one more.