271 words come out when you unscramble UPDATEABLE, starting with UPDATEABLE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DEPUTABLE and UPDATABLE, 14 points each. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UPDATEABLE split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 5 with 8, 18 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
DUPABLE tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble UPDATEABLE at 12 points; next come BELEAPT on 11 and ABLATED on 10. PLATEAU, PLEATED and BELATED will look familiar.
BELEAP, BEPELT and UPBEAT share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words from UPDATEABLE. UPDATE, DEBATE and PLATED are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with UPDATEABLE letters, BEPAT, BLEEP and PLEBE tie for first at 9 points. TABLE, PLATE and BLADE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble UPDATEABLE, the top score is 8, reached by 5. BLUE, ABLE and DEEP are the familiar ones.
BAP and PUB are the top 3-letter words from UPDATEABLE, 7 points each. BUT, PUT and DUE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UPDATEABLE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with UP · ending in LE · all 10-letter words
What UPDATEABLE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UPDATEABLE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPDATEABLE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 271) | 217 | 271 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEALBATE, BEPELT, PALATED, BEPAT, BLATED, PLEAED, TABULAE, TAPUED, UPLEAD, APTED, BAPU, BELATE and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UPDATEABLE, DEPUTABLE, UPDATABLE, TAPEABLE, DUPLET, PALEATE, ABLED, LUBED, PUBE, PELAU, BEAL, DEP and 5 more, 17 in all.