144 words come out when you unscramble VEGETATES, starting with VEGETATES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is VEGETATE, 12 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from VEGETATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 25 with 5, 53 with 4, 42 with 3 and 11 with 2.
VEGETATE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with VEGETATES letters; it scores 12 points.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VEGETATES are led by VEGAS and VEGES, 9 points each. STATE, STAGE and TASTE are the familiar ones.
GAVE, VAGS and VEGA share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from VEGETATES. SAVE, TEST and EAST are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VEGETATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What VEGETATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VEGETATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEGETATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 144) | 123 | 144 | 112 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVETS, VAGS, ETAGES, EVET, VAES, VAG, ETAGE, GEATS, SAV, VAE, ETATS, GEAT and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VEGAS, VEGES, TAGETES, VEGA, SEV, AGS, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 11 in all.