Unscramble ABSORBENCIES and you have 404 words, ABSORBENCIES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CRABBINESS leads with 16 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ABSORBENCIES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 13 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
CRABBINESS tops the 10-letter words in ABSORBENCIES at 16 points; next come CARBONISES and ESCRIBANOS on 14.
Of the 13 9-letter words made with ABSORBENCIES letters, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. INCREASES, SCENARIOS and RECESSION are the ones most people know.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSORBENCIES is SCABBIER, 14 points; ABSENCES and AEROBICS on 12 follow. INCREASE, SCENARIO and NECROSIS are everyday picks.
5 of 60 7-letter words from ABSORBENCIES tie at 13 points; none scores more. ABSENCE, RIBBONS and AEROBIC will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSORBENCIES, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. CARBON, BABIES and BASICS are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from ABSORBENCIES are led by BOBAC, CABOB and COBBS, 11 points each. BASIC, BABES and ACRES are the familiar ones.
COBB scores highest among the 4-letter words in ABSORBENCIES at 10 points, ahead of ABBE and ABBS on 8. BEEN, BASE and BEAR are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with ABSORBENCIES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 7. CAN, CAR and BAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ABSORBENCIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AB · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
ABSORBENCIES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. ABSORBENCIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSORBENCIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 404) | 313 | 404 | 286 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
91 of the 404 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESCRIBANOS, BAREBONES, BEARBINES, BERBICE, ESCRIBANO, BACONERS, BAREBONE, BEARBINE, BOBACS, CARBEENS, CARBENES, ESCRIBES and 79 more. 27 of the 404 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CRABBINESS, CARBONISES, CARBONISE, BARBIES, BICORNS, EBONICS, BABIER, BARBIE, BONCES, BOREASES, CERESINS, SCROBS and 15 more.