Unscramble ABSTINENCE and you have 315 words, ABSTINENCE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ABSTINENCE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words from ABSTINENCE, ABSENCE and CABINET tie for first at 11 points. ANCIENT, INTENSE and INCENSE are everyday picks.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCE tie at 10 points; none scores more. ABSENT, INSECT and BEATEN will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in ABSTINENCE, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. BASIC, BEAST and BASIN are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with ABSTINENCE letters; 5 of them share the top score of 8. BEEN, BEST and CASE are everyday picks.
BAC and CAB are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCE, 7 points each. CAN, ITS and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ABSTINENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AB · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
The meaning of ABSTINENCE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ABSTINENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTINENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 315) | 252 | 311 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INSECTEAN, ABCEES, ABCEE, ABIETES, BESAINT, BESTAIN, CANIEST, ANETIC, BACS, BASNET, BENETS, CTENES and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASCINET, BANCS, INCENTS, BANC, BESTIE, CENTAI, CENTAS, INCENT, TENNESI, BAES, BAE, BES and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES and NANCES, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of ABSTINENCE spell the words below.