Unscramble AFFRICATION and you have 283 words, AFFRICATION itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OFFICIANT leads with 17 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from AFFRICATION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 3 with 8, 20 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The 7-letter words from AFFRICATION are led by CAITIFF, TRAFFIC and TRIFFIC, 15 points each. FICTION, FACTION and FANATIC are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble AFFRICATION, COFFIN and FANFIC tie for first at 14 points. ACTION, FACTOR and TARIFF are everyday picks.
TRIFF tops the 5-letter words from AFFRICATION at 11 points; next come CRAFT and CROFT on 10. FRONT, ACTOR and INTRO will look familiar.
CAFF and COFF share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in AFFRICATION. INFO, CART and FACT are the ones most people know.
AFF, IFF and OFF are the top 3-letter words made with AFFRICATION letters, 9 points each. NOT, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of AFFRICATION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with AF · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CAITIFF and TRAFFIC (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts AFFRICATION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFFRICATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 228 | 282 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AFFRICATION, TRIFFIC, FARCIN, FICAIN, FICTOR, FORCAT, RACIATION, TRIFF, FIFI, FRACT, AFRONT, CONARIA and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FANFIC, FRANCO, FRICOT, FACTA, FINCA, NAFF, NIFF, OFFA, ANTIFA, CORTINA, FANART, FINITO and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of AFFRICATION and one more.