174 words come out when you unscramble ABSTAINS, starting with ABSTAINS itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. ABSTAIN and BASANTS are the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Looking for bainstas? They use the same letters as ABSTAINS, so the words on this page are their answers too.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from ABSTAINS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 14 with 6, 42 with 5, 55 with 4, 43 with 3 and 16 with 2.
42 5-letter words from ABSTAINS; 20 of them share the top score of 7. BASIS, SAINT and BASIN are everyday picks.
24 of 55 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTAINS tie at 6 points; none scores more. ANTI, BASS and BITS will look familiar.
Of the 43 3-letter words made with ABSTAINS letters, 14 score 5 points, the group's best. ITS, BIT and SAT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of ABSTAINS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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What ABSTAINS means, then the 5 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ABSTAINS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 174) | 123 | 172 | 117 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
51 of the 174 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BASANTS, ABSITS, BAISAS, BANIAS, BASANS, BASANT, BASTIS, ABSIT, BAISA, BANIA, BANTS, BASAN and 39 more. 6 of the 174 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STANS, TIANS, STAN, TIAN, ATS and SAN. 2 of the 174 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT.
With one more tile, the letters of ABSTAINS spell the words below.