Unscramble UPDATABLE and you have 233 words, UPDATABLE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. BALDPATE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from UPDATABLE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in UPDATABLE: BALDPATE, for 13 points.
UPBEAT scores highest among the 6-letter words from UPDATABLE at 10 points, ahead of ABATED and AUBADE on 9. UPDATE, PLATED and PALATE are the ones most people know.
BEPAT tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UPDATABLE at 9 points; next come ABLED and ADAPT on 8. TABLE, ADULT and DELTA will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with UPDATABLE letters, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. BLUE, ABLE and DEBT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble UPDATABLE, BAP and PUB tie for first at 7 points. BUT, PUT and DUE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of UPDATABLE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with UP · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
UPDATABLE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: UPDATABLE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPDATABLE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 186 | 233 | 173 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: PALATED, BEPAT, BLATED, TABULAE, TAPUED, UPLEAD, APTED, BAPU, BLAUD, BLUDE, EUPAD, LABDA and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: UPDATABLE, DUPLET, ABLED, LUBED, PUBE, PELAU, BEAL, DEP, PAUA, BAE, LUD, DA and 1 more.
This word takes every letter of UPDATABLE plus a single extra one.