Unscramble VIGILANCES and you have 326 words, VIGILANCES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. VIGILANCE, CLEAVINGS and VICINAGES are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VIGILANCES split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 10 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 7-letter words from VIGILANCES are led by CALVING, CAVINGS and VEGANIC, 13 points each. LEAVING, CEILING and SAILING are the familiar ones.
CAVING and VICING are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VIGILANCES, 12 points each. LIVING, SAVING and GLANCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VIGILANCES, 13 score 10 points, the group's best. GIVEN, CIVIL and GIVES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from VIGILANCES, the top score is 9, reached by 4. SAVE, LIVE and GIVE are the familiar ones.
VAC tops the 3-letter words in VIGILANCES at 8 points; next come VAG and VEG on 7. CAN, AGE and GAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VIGILANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with VI · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VICINAGES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. VIGILANCES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIGILANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 326) | 269 | 326 | 246 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLEAVINGS, VEGANIC, CLAVIES, INCAVES, AVISING, CAVELS, CIELINGS, CIVILS, CLAVIE, CLAVIS, INCAVE, INCAVI and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIGIAS, VEGAS, VIGIA, CLEGS, LEVAS, LEVIS, VEGA, CIGS, CLEG, LEVS, NAVS, VINS and 11 more, 23 in all.