342 words come out when you unscramble COLLECTIONS, starting with COLLECTIONS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. COLLECTION is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COLLECTIONS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 18 with 8, 57 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 10-letter words in COLLECTIONS: COLLECTION, 14 points.
Among 18 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COLLECTIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. COLONIES and COLLECTS are the familiar ones.
57 7-letter words from COLLECTIONS; 6 of them share the top score of 11. SECTION, CLIENTS and NOTICES are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with COLLECTIONS letters, the top score is 10, reached by 7. NOTICE, CLIENT and SCENIC are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble COLLECTIONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLOSE, CELLS and CISCO will look familiar.
COCO and ECCO share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from COLLECTIONS. COST, CELL and ONCE are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 3-letter words in COLLECTIONS tie at 5 points; none scores more. NOT, ONE and ITS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COLLECTIONS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COLLECTS, COLONICS and CONCEITS (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COLLECTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLECTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 272 | 340 | 248 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COCTIONS, COCTILE, COCTION, CECILS, LIONCELS, OCCIES, CINCT, CLOISON, CLOOTIE, CONSEIL, COOLIST, LENTISC and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SOCIOLECT, INCELS, LOCIES, TELCOS, CLITS, ETICS, INCEL, LOCIE, LOCIS, ONLIEST, TOONIES, CLIT and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: COOLIES and COOLIE, 2 in all.