319 words come out when you unscramble VEGETATIOUS, starting with VEGETATIOUS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. GESTATIVE and GUSTATIVE are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 11 letters: 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from VEGETATIOUS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Of the 35 7-letter words you get when you unscramble VEGETATIOUS, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. OUTAGES is the one most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from VEGETATIOUS, the top score is 10, reached by 7. ESTATE, SOVIET and STATUE are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VEGETATIOUS; 13 of them share the top score of 9. GIVES, VOTES and VISTA are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from VEGETATIOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 12. SAVE, GIVE and VOTE are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in VEGETATIOUS; 7 of them share the top score of 7. GET, GOT and AGE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of VEGETATIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GAVOTTES, OUTGIVES and VEGETIST (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts VEGETATIOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEGETATIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 319) | 221 | 319 | 193 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VEGETATIOUS, VOGUIEST, AVIETTES, EVITATES, VAGITUS, VEGIEST, VOGIEST, AVIETTE, EVITATE, VAGUES, VOUGES, OUTGATES and 86 more, 98 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GESTATIVE, GUSTATIVE, GOATIEST, STEVIA, VEGAS, VEGES, GETOUTS, GOETTAS, TAGETES, VEGA, VOGS, GETOUT and 16 more, 28 in all.