283 words come out when you unscramble VACILLATING, starting with VACILLATING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from VACILLATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 14 with 8, 36 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 10 letters.
CALVING tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble VACILLATING at 13 points; next come AVIATIC and VATICAL on 12. CALLING, VANILLA and VAGINAL will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words from VACILLATING, CAVING and VICING tie for first at 12 points. LIVING, ACTING and ITALIC are everyday picks.
6 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VACILLATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. AGAIN, CIVIL and VILLA will look familiar.
CAVA scores highest among the 4-letter words from VACILLATING at 9 points, ahead of VAGI and VANG on 8. CALL, ANTI and GAIN are the ones most people know.
VAC tops the 3-letter words in VACILLATING at 8 points; next come VAG and VIG on 7. ALL, CAN and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VACILLATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with VA · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAVILLING (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
VACILLATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VACILLATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 231 | 283 | 212 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GALLIVAT, AVALING, INCAVI, ALGINIC, ALICANT, ANCILIA, ANTICAL, AVANTI, AVITAL, CAAING, LACINIA, TICING and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VACILLANT, AVIATIC, GALLICA, CAVA, VIGIA, CANTAL, TACAN, ACAI, AGITA, ATIGI, CIG, CLIT and 7 more, 19 in all.