Unscramble ABSTINENCIES and you have 389 words, ABSTINENCIES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ABSTINENCIES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 14 with 9, 46 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with ABSTINENCIES letters: ABSTINENCES, for 15 points.
ABSTINENCE tops the 10-letter words in ABSTINENCIES at 14 points; next come INSISTENCE and INSTANCIES on 12.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCIES, BASCINETS leads with 13 points, then ANTICISES and ASBESTINE on 11. INSTANCES is the familiar one.
5 of 46 8-letter words from ABSTINENCIES tie at 12 points; none scores more. INSTANCE, CABINETS and ABSENCES will look familiar.
60 7-letter words in ABSTINENCIES; 8 of them share the top score of 11. ANCIENT, CABINET and ABSENCE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with ABSTINENCIES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 6. CITIES, BASICS and ABSENT are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCIES; 7 of them share the top score of 9. CASES, BASIC and BASIS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from ABSTINENCIES, the top score is 8, reached by 5. BEEN, BEST and CASE are the familiar ones.
BAC and CAB are the top 3-letter words in ABSTINENCIES, 7 points each. CAN, ITS and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ABSTINENCIES for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with AB · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ABSTINENCES (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ABSTINENCIES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTINENCIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 389) | 310 | 386 | 291 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
78 of the 389 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABSTINENCIES, ABIETIC, ANTICISES, BECASSE, CANTINESS, INSECTEAN, SCIENTISE, ABCEES, ANTICISE, BAINITES, BEINNESS, BESAINTS and 66 more. 20 of the 389 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BASCINETS, BASCINET, ASBESTINE, BANCS, BESTIES, CASSENE, CASSINE, INCENTS, BANC, BESTIE, CENTAI, CENTAS and 8 more. 2 of the 389 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT. 1 of the 389 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES.
Each word below uses all the letters of ABSTINENCIES and one more.