Unscramble EFFEMINATES to get 312 words. EFFEMINATES itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EFFEMINATES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 9 with 8, 31 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 9 letters.
EFFEMINATE is the only one of the 10-letter words in EFFEMINATES; it scores 18 points.
The best of the 7-letter words from EFFEMINATES is MASTIFF, 15 points; AFFINES and FIFTEEN on 13 follow. ENEMIES, INMATES and MATINEE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFEMINATES, the top score is 12, reached by 5. FINEST, FIESTA and ESTEEM are the familiar ones.
MEFFS and MIFFS are the top 5-letter words from EFFEMINATES, 13 points each. ITEMS, STAFF and ANIME will look familiar.
MEFF and MIFF share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in EFFEMINATES. ITEM, MAIN and FAST are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with EFFEMINATES letters are led by AFF, EFF and IFF, 9 points each. MAN, MEN and FEE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EFFEMINATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with EF · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MASTIFF (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EFFEMINATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFFEMINATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 227 | 309 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: STAFFMEN, INFEFTS, MEFFS, NEAFFES, AFFIES, INFAMES, INFEFT, MEFF, NEAFFE, INFAME, METIFS, FANSITE and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: NAFFEST, NAFFS, NIFFS, NAFF, NIFF, FAMS, MENTEES, NEMESIA, STEAMIE, FAM, FESTA, MENTEE and 8 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 2 of them: EMFS and EMF. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.