Unscramble CONTROVERSE and you have 354 words, CONTROVERSE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: SEROCONVERT. 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 CONTROVERSE split into 2 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 8 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
2 11-letter words in CONTROVERSE use every letter: CONTROVERSE and its 1 anagram SEROCONVERT, all with 16 points.
All 3 of the 10-letter words made with CONTROVERSE letters score 15 points. CONVERTERS is the one most people know.
24 8-letter words from CONTROVERSE; 8 of them share the top score of 13. CONVERTS, CONVERSE and CONSERVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in CONTROVERSE, the top score is 12, reached by 10. CENTERS, CONVERT and CENTRES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with CONTROVERSE letters, 11 score 11 points, the group's best. CENTER, EVENTS and SERVER are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTROVERSE tie at 10 points; none scores more. NEVER, EVENT and COVER will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words from CONTROVERSE is COVE, 9 points; EEVN and EREV on 7 follow. OVER, EVEN and COST are everyday picks.
10 of 60 3-letter words in CONTROVERSE tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOT, ONE and SEE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CONTROVERSE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in SE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONVERTERS and RECONVERTS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTROVERSE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTROVERSE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 354) | 285 | 353 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 68 of them: CONTROVERSE, COVENTS, CROOVES, CONSORTER, COVENT, CROOVE, OVERNETS, OVERRENS, RENVERST, ESTOVER, NERVERS, OVERNET and 56 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: SEROCONVERT, OVERSCORE, CONVERSO, COVERTER, CONVOS, CONVO, RECENSOR, CRETONS, RETCONS, CERTS, RERENTS, CERT and 12 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.
Each word below uses all the letters of CONTROVERSE and one more.