Unscramble EIGENFUNCTION and you have 333 words, EIGENFUNCTION itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. FUNCTIONING is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 13 letters, 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EIGENFUNCTION by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 17 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 12 letters.
FUNCTIONING is the only one of the 11-letter words made with EIGENFUNCTION letters; it scores 17 points.
OUTFENCING tops the 10-letter words in EIGENFUNCTION at 16 points; next come CONTINUING and NONGENETIC on 13.
Among the 8-letter words from EIGENFUNCTION, FUNCTION, INFICETE and OUTFENCE tie for first at 13 points. CONTINUE, COUNTING and INNOCENT are everyday picks.
COIFING, ECOGIFT and FENCING are the top 7-letter words in EIGENFUNCTION, 13 points each. FICTION, GENETIC and GENUINE will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words made with EIGENFUNCTION letters, FUNGIC leads with 12 points, then CONFIT and FENNEC on 11. NOTICE, ENGINE and TONGUE are the familiar ones.
FECIT, FENCE and FICIN share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EIGENFUNCTION. OFTEN, COUNT and OUNCE are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words from EIGENFUNCTION tie at 9 points; none scores more. INFO, GIFT and ONCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in EIGENFUNCTION, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, GOT and FUN are the ones most people know.
EIGENFUNCTION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EIGENFUNCTION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIGENFUNCTION itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 333) | 258 | 332 | 230 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNCONFINE, INFICETE, UNNOTICING, FONNING, FECIT, INCONNUE, UNOFTEN, CONF, FUGIE, GOETIC, INCONIE, NOINTING and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EIGENFUNCTION, OUTFENCING, ECOGIFT, OUTFENCE, INCENTING, FENNING, COTININE, FENING, GIFTEE, FINITO, UNTIEING, INCENT and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
This word takes every letter of EIGENFUNCTION plus a single extra one.