Unscramble COALESCES and you have 175 words, COALESCES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. COALESCE and SCOLECES are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 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 COALESCES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 3 with 7, 17 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 34 with 3 and 12 with 2.
5 of 45 5-letter words from COALESCES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLASS, SALES and CLOSE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COALESCES; 4 of them share the top score of 8. ALSO, CASE and SALE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of COALESCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The meaning of COALESCES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
COALESCES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COALESCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 175) | 145 | 175 | 130 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CASCOS, SACCOS, CASCO, AESCES, ECCE, ECCO, ALCOS, CAESE, CESSE, CLAES, AESC, ALCO and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ECLOSES, ECLOSE, CALOS, SOCAS, SOCES, CALS, ECOS, LOCS, SOCA, CAL, ECO, LOC and 3 more, 15 in all.