223 words come out when you unscramble EFFICIENTLY, starting with EFFICIENTLY itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EFFICIENTLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 8 with 7, 30 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with EFFICIENTLY letters: EFFICIENT, 17 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFICIENTLY, CLIFFY leads with 17 points, then IFFILY on 15 and CITIFY on 14. EFFECT, CLIENT and FINITE are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words made with EFFICIENTLY letters, FIFTY and NIFFY tie for first at 14 points. ELITE, FLEET and FENCE are everyday picks.
IFFY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFICIENTLY at 13 points; next come FYCE on 12 and FIEF on 10. CITY, LIFE and FILE will look familiar.
Of the 52 3-letter words from EFFICIENTLY, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. LET, YET and NET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EFFICIENTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with EF · ending in LY · all 11-letter words
What EFFICIENTLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EFFICIENTLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFFICIENTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 223) | 177 | 222 | 159 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: FLINTIFY, CLIFTY, INFICETE, INFEFT, LENIFY, CETYL, FECIT, FIFI, FYLE, CYTE, FINLIT, INFELT and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: IFFILY, NIFFY, EYELIFT, FELTY, NIFF, LEFTIE, TIYIN, CEILI, INCEL, TIYN, TYIN, YEET and 6 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.