Unscramble DRIFTLESS and you have 284 words, DRIFTLESS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2R1I1F4T1L12E1S1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DRIFTLESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 21 7-letter words made with DRIFTLESS letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. FILTERS, LISTERS and STRIDES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from DRIFTLESS; 10 of them share the top score of 10. LISTED, FILTER and FIELDS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DRIFTLESS, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. FIRST, FIELD and FILES are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words made with DRIFTLESS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. LIFE, FILE and LEFT will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DRIFTLESS, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. ITS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DRIFTLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DR · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FLIRTED, RIFTLESS, STIFLED, STIFLERS and TRIFLED (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DRIFTLESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRIFTLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 240 | 283 | 223 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DRIFTLESS, FISSLED, FRISTED, SELFIST, FIDES, FILTRE, FISSLE, FREITS, FRISTS, DEIF, FIERS, FIEST and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FRITES, DIFS, FESTS, FLIRS, DEF, DIF, FEST, FLIR, DELTS, DESIS, FES, DELT and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.