12 words come out when you unscramble ZAPATA, starting with ZAPATA itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ZAP, 14 points. It has 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ZAPATA by length: 1 with 6 letters, 2 with 4, 4 with 3 and 5 with 2. None has 5 letters.
Keep every letter of ZAPATA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with ZA · ending in TA · all 6-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ZAP (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ZAPATA is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZAPATA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 12) | 11 | 12 | 10 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
1 of the 12 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZAPATA. 1 of the 12 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: ZA.