Unscramble ADOLESCENCE to get 320 words. ADOLESCENCE itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ADOLESCENCE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 13 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
5 of 39 7-letter words from ADOLESCENCE tie at 12 points; none scores more. CANDLES, CLEANED and NEEDLES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ADOLESCENCE, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. SECOND, CLOSED and CANCEL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ADOLESCENCE is CODEC, 10 points; CASCO and CECAL on 9 follow. CLOSE, DANCE and CLEAN are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from ADOLESCENCE, the top score is 8, reached by 4. CODE, CASE and ONCE are the familiar ones.
CAD, COD and DOC share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words in ADOLESCENCE. CAN, END and OLD are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of ADOLESCENCE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with AD · ending in CE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COALESCED and CONCEALED (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ADOLESCENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADOLESCENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 320) | 267 | 320 | 241 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COENACLES, ACCENDS, COENACLE, ACCEND, ASCONCE, CALCED, ELANCED, CADEES, CASCO, DOLCES, ELANCES, ENSEALED and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SECONDEE, DESCALE, ECLOSED, DECANS, SECONAL, DECAN, EASELED, ECLOSE, EOCENE, LEADENS, ASCON, CALOS and 14 more, 26 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of ADOLESCENCE and one more.