Unscramble CLAVECINISTS and you have 404 words, CLAVECINISTS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CLAVECINIST, 18 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from CLAVECINISTS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 21 with 9, 57 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in CLAVECINISTS: CLAVECINIST, 18 points.
SICCATIVES is the only one of the 10-letter words made with CLAVECINISTS letters; it scores 17 points.
CLAVECINS and SICCATIVE are the top 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAVECINISTS, 16 points each.
CLAVECIN and VACCINES share the top score of 15 among the 8-letter words from CLAVECINISTS. INACTIVE, CAVITIES and STENCILS are the ones most people know.
VACCINE tops the 7-letter words made with CLAVECINISTS letters at 14 points; next come ACTIVES and CAITIVE on 12. CLASSIC, CLINICS and ACCENTS will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAVECINISTS, CIVICS leads with 13 points, then ACTIVE and CALVES on 11. ACCESS, NATIVE and CANCEL are the familiar ones.
CIVIC tops the 5-letter words from CLAVECINISTS at 12 points; next come CALVE and CAVEL on 10. CIVIL, LIVES and ALIVE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in CLAVECINISTS, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. SAVE, LIVE and VICE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with CLAVECINISTS letters is VAC, 8 points; AVE and LAV on 6 follow. CAN, ITS and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CLAVECINISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CL · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; VACCINES (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CLAVECINISTS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAVECINISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 404) | 318 | 404 | 291 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLAVECINISTS, CLAVECINIST, CLAVECINS, CLAVECIN, ACTIVISES, CISTVAENS, ACTIVISE, CAITIVES, CISTVAEN, SILVATIC, VICIATES, CAECITIS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SICCATIVES, SICCATIVE, CALVITIES, CIVILNESS, VESICAS, VITALNESS, CANISTELS, LICITNESS, SCENICS, CANISTEL, SILASTIC, STEVIAS and 15 more, 27 in all.