Unscramble EFFECTLESS to get 134 words. EFFECTLESS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
E1F4F4E1C34T1L12E1S1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EFFECTLESS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 14 with 6, 30 with 5, 47 with 4, 25 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 9 letters.
TEFFS tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFECTLESS at 11 points; next come CLEFS and CLEFT on 10. STEEL, FEELS and FLEET will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in EFFECTLESS, EFFS and TEFF tie for first at 10 points. LEFT, LESS and SELF are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EFFECTLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EF · ending in SS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EFFECTS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts EFFECTLESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFFECTLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 134) | 114 | 133 | 102 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EFFECTLESS, FEESES, FEESE, LEFTE, CESSE, ELFS, TEFS, LEESES, SLEEST, TEF, LEESE, LESTS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FESTS, FEST, FES, TECS, FE, TEC, ESSE, ESTS, EST, TES and TE, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FECESES.