Unscramble BADNESSES to get 193 words. BADNESSES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 4 of them, BADNESS, BASENESS and DEBASES included. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BADNESSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 16 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in BADNESSES: BASENESS, for 10 points.
Among 52 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BADNESSES, the top score is 8, reached by 8. BASED, NEEDS and SENSE are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 4-letter words made with BADNESSES letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. BEEN, NEED and SEND will look familiar.
43 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BADNESSES; 4 of them share the top score of 6. SEE, END and BAD are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of BADNESSES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
BADNESSES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BADNESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BADNESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 193) | 145 | 193 | 130 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BASSED, BEDES, DEBES, BASEN, BASSE, BEDE, DEBE, DESSES, SEANED, SEASED, SESSED, SNABS and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BESES, BAES, BAE, BES, DANS, ESNES, SENES, DAN, DAS, EDS, ESNE, ESSE and 3 more, 15 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of BADNESSES plus a single extra one.