363 words come out when you unscramble VERMINATING, starting with VERMINATING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 7 reach 13 points, INVERTING, AVENTRING and EVIRATING among them. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from VERMINATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 10 with 9, 28 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 8-letter words made with VERMINATING letters, VITAMINE leads with 13 points, then AVERTING and GRIEVANT on 12. TRAINING, MIGRAINE and RENAMING are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble VERMINATING, MIEVING and MIRVING tie for first at 13 points. VINTAGE, MEANING and IMAGINE are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from VERMINATING, MEVING leads with 12 points, then VANMEN and VATMEN on 11. NATIVE, VIRGIN and MINING are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words in VERMINATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. IMAGE, GIVEN and ANIME will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words made with VERMINATING letters is MIRV, 9 points; GAVE and GIVE on 8 follow. ITEM, GAME and MAIN are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble VERMINATING, VIM leads with 8 points, then VAG and VEG on 7. GET, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of VERMINATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with VE · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INVERTING and VITAMINE (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VERMINATING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMINATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 282 | 363 | 268 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, *Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VERMINATING, AVENTRING, EVIRATING, MIEVING, MIRVING, TAIVERING, INMIGRANT, MEVING, MINIVET, TAVERING, VENTRING, ENARMING and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GERMINANT, INVERTIN, ANTIMINE, VIRGAE, AMIRITE, INTEGRIN, VEGA, AMRIT, MARG, MANI, NAV, VIN and 2 more, 14 in all.