419 words come out when you unscramble CHIEFTAINESS, starting with CHIEFTAINESS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. CHIEFTAINS and FETICHISES are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CHIEFTAINESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 21 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in CHIEFTAINESS: HESITANCIES, 16 points.
CHIEFTAINS and FETICHISES are the top 10-letter words made with CHIEFTAINESS letters, 18 points each.
Of the 21 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CHIEFTAINESS, 5 score 17 points, the group's best.
60 8-letter words from CHIEFTAINESS; 6 of them share the top score of 16. FINISHES and FETISHES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in CHIEFTAINESS, the top score is 15, reached by 10. TEACHES, CATFISH and FASCIST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with CHIEFTAINESS letters, 7 score 14 points, the group's best. FINISH, INCHES and CHEATS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHIEFTAINESS; 9 of them share the top score of 13. CHINA, CHIEF and FACTS are everyday picks.
CHEF tops the 4-letter words from CHIEFTAINESS at 12 points; next come FAHS and FASH on 10. EACH, FAST and FACT will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in CHIEFTAINESS, FAH and FEH tie for first at 9 points. CAN, HAS and ACT are everyday picks.
These 3 words have the length of CHIEFTAINESS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
CHIEFTAINESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHIEFTAINESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEFTAINESS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 419) | 328 | 413 | 290 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FETICHISES, FETICHISE, CHIEFESS, ENCHAFES, ENCHAFE, FETICHE, SHEAFIEST, CHAFTS, ETHICISES, FECHTS, FITCHE, TECHINESS and 75 more, 87 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHIEFTAINESS, ICEFISHES, SHITFACES, FINTECHS, SHITFACE, FETISHISE, FINTECH, ICEFISH, SATISFICE, CHIANTIS, FASCITIS, NACHESES and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NITCHIES, NITCHIE and HAFIS, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FASCIITES and FASCITES, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.