Unscramble VARIEGATIONS and you have 443 words, VARIEGATIONS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. INVIGORATES and VARIEGATION are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 12 letters split into 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from VARIEGATIONS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 12 with 10, 33 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with VARIEGATIONS letters scores 15.
7 of 12 10-letter words in VARIEGATIONS tie at 14 points; none scores more. VARIATIONS and ORIGINATES will look familiar.
Among 33 9-letter words you get when you unscramble VARIEGATIONS, the top score is 13, reached by 16. VARIATION, NAVIGATOR and ORIGINATE are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words from VARIEGATIONS; 34 of them share the top score of 12. REVISION, INVESTOR and AVIATION are everyday picks.
43 of 60 7-letter words made with VARIEGATIONS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. VINTAGE, SERVING and INVITES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VARIEGATIONS, 36 score 10 points, the group's best. NATIVE, VIRGIN and SAVING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from VARIEGATIONS, the top score is 9, reached by 21. GIVEN, GIVES and GROVE are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words in VARIEGATIONS tie at 8 points; none scores more. OVER, SAVE and GIVE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with VARIEGATIONS letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. GET, GOT and AGE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of VARIEGATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with VA · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
What VARIEGATIONS means, then the 5 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
VARIEGATIONS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARIEGATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 443) | 350 | 442 | 326 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVAGATIONS, GAINSTRIVE, GAINSTROVE, GRIVATIONS, EVAGATION, EVIRATING, GRIVATION, RIVETINGS, TAIVERING, VOISINAGE, OVERSTAIN, STERVING and 80 more, 92 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GRAVITINOS, GRAVITINO, GROVIEST, REIVINGS, IVORIEST, STOVING, ENVIROS, NOVATES, RAVIEST, VIRGAE, ENVIRO, NOVATE and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: VON.