296 words come out when you unscramble VACILLATORY, starting with VACILLATORY itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. VORTICALLY is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from VACILLATORY split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 12 with 8, 29 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
VORTICALLY tops the 10-letter words in VACILLATORY at 18 points; next comes VACILLATOR on 15.
Among the 8-letter words made with VACILLATORY letters, CAVITARY, VOCALITY and VORACITY tie for first at 16 points. LOCALITY, LAVATORY and RACIALLY are everyday picks.
Among 29 7-letter words from VACILLATORY, the top score is 15, reached by 6. VICTORY, CLARITY and CAVALRY are the familiar ones.
CAVITY, COVARY and VICARY share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VACILLATORY. VICTOR, COLLAR and RACIAL are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in VACILLATORY, CARVY and VACAY tie for first at 13 points. ROYAL, VILLA and VITAL are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with VACILLATORY letters, CAVY leads with 12 points, then TIVY and VARY on 10. CITY, CLAY and VOLT are the familiar ones.
IVY and VLY are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble VACILLATORY, 9 points each. ALL, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VACILLATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with VA · ending in RY · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VORTICALLY (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: VACILLATORY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VACILLATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 230 | 296 | 211 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VACILLATORY, VICARY, CARVY, VALLARY, VICTROLA, VOLARY, VOLATIC, CLARTY, VAIRY, LAVOLTA, VRAIC, YARCO and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COVARY, VACAY, ACTORLY, CORIVAL, AIRVAC, LYCRA, ORACY, TALCY, CAVA, ALVAR, LAIRY, TAYRA and 7 more, 19 in all.