Unscramble ABSTINENCES and you have 366 words, ABSTINENCES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ABSTINENCES split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 11 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in ABSTINENCES: ABSTINENCE, 14 points.
Of the 29 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCES, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. INSTANCE, CABINETS and ABSENCES are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from ABSTINENCES; 7 of them share the top score of 11. ANCIENT, CABINET and ABSENCE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCES, the top score is 10, reached by 5. BASICS, ABSENT and INSECT are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words from ABSTINENCES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CASES, BASIC and BASIS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in ABSTINENCES; 5 of them share the top score of 8. BEEN, BEST and CASE are everyday picks.
BAC and CAB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with ABSTINENCES letters. CAN, ITS and ACT are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of ABSTINENCES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with AB · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
ABSTINENCES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ABSTINENCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTINENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 298 | 362 | 277 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BECASSE, CANTINESS, INSECTEAN, ABCEES, BEINNESS, BESAINTS, BESTAINS, ABCEE, ABIETES, BASNETS, BESAINT, BESTAIN and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASCINETS, BASCINET, ASBESTINE, BANCS, BESTIES, CASSENE, CASSINE, INCENTS, BANC, BESTIE, CENTAI, CENTAS and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TABESES.
These 2 words take every letter of ABSTINENCES plus a single extra one.