247 words come out when you unscramble BETTERNESS, starting with BETTERNESS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. BESETTERS is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BETTERNESS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 26 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 28 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
BESETTERS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with BETTERNESS letters; it scores 11 points.
26 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BETTERNESS; 4 of them share the top score of 9. STREETS, TESTERS and ENTREES are everyday picks.
9 of 54 6-letter words from BETTERNESS tie at 8 points; none scores more. BETTER, STREET and ENTERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from BETTERNESS, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. ENTER, TEENS and SENSE are the ones most people know.
16 of 60 4-letter words in BETTERNESS tie at 6 points; none scores more. BEEN, BEST and TEEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BETTERNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; BESETTERS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
BETTERNESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTERNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 190 | 247 | 176 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BETTERNESS, BRENTEST, BRETESSE, SEBESTEN, BESTEST, BREESES, BREESTS, BENETS, BESEEN, BESEES, BREESE, BREEST and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BESES, TERESES, TERETES, BES, ESNES, RESES, SENES, SENTS, TERES, ESSE, ESTS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.
This word takes every letter of BETTERNESS plus a single extra one.