297 words come out when you unscramble BALEFIRES, starting with BALEFIRES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 13: 7 of them, FEASIBLE, AFEBRILE and BALEFIRE included. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BALEFIRES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 22 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among 22 7-letter words made with BALEFIRES letters, the top score is 12, reached by 7. BELIEFS and REALISE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BALEFIRES, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. RELIEF, BELIEF and BRIEFS are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 5-letter words from BALEFIRES tie at 10 points; none scores more. FILES, FALSE and BRIEF will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in BALEFIRES; 8 of them share the top score of 9. FREE, LIFE and FILE are everyday picks.
FAB and FIB are the top 3-letter words made with BALEFIRES letters, 8 points each. ARE, AIR and FAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BALEFIRES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
BALEFIRES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
BALEFIRES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALEFIRES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 248 | 294 | 226 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
46 of the 297 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FAIBLES, FAIBLE, SERAFILE, AREFIES, FRABS, FRIBS, FEARES, FIERES, FLASER, FRAB, FRIB, BALISE and 34 more. 22 of the 297 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FRISBEE, BARFIS, ABSEILER, BARFI, FEEBS, LEAFERS, FABS, FEEB, FERALS, FIREES, FRISEE, LEAFER and 10 more. 3 of the 297 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI.