Unscramble CHIEFTAINRIES and you have 444 words, CHIEFTAINRIES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. CHIEFTAINS and FRANCHISEE are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 13 letters: 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CHIEFTAINRIES by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 7 with 10, 40 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 12 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in CHIEFTAINRIES: ITINERACIES, 13 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with CHIEFTAINRIES letters, CHIEFTAINS and FRANCHISEE tie for first at 18 points. INTERFACES is an everyday pick.
4 of 40 9-letter words from CHIEFTAINRIES tie at 17 points; none scores more. CHRISTIAN, INTERFACE and FRANCHISE will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CHIEFTAINRIES, the top score is 16, reached by 9. FEATHERS and HECTARES are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 7-letter words from CHIEFTAINRIES tie at 15 points; none scores more. FATHERS, FEATHER and CASHIER will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words in CHIEFTAINRIES, the top score is 14, reached by 11. FATHER, FINISH and CHARTS are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words made with CHIEFTAINRIES letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHINA, CHIEF and CHAIR will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHIEFTAINRIES, CHEF leads with 12 points, then FAHS and FASH on 10. EACH, FAST and FACT are the familiar ones.
FAH and FEH are the top 3-letter words from CHIEFTAINRIES, 9 points each. HAS, FAR and HIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CHIEFTAINRIES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHIEFTAINS (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CHIEFTAINRIES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEFTAINRIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 444) | 348 | 441 | 319 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHIEFTAINRIES, CHIEFRIES, FETICHISE, ENCHAFES, FECHTERS, FRATCHES, ENCHAFE, FECHTER, FETICHE, FRICHTS, SHERIFIAN, TRICHINISE and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FINTECHS, SHITFACE, ACETIFIERS, FINTECH, ICEFISH, ACETIFIER, CHAINERS, CHIANTIS, FRANCISE, ITINERACIES, CHAINER, CHIANTI and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NITCHIES and HAFIS, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.