Unscramble ESSENTIALNESS and you have 408 words, ESSENTIALNESS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. SILENTNESSES is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ESSENTIALNESS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 8 with 11, 12 with 10, 20 with 9, 42 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
SILENTNESSES is the only one of the 12-letter words made with ESSENTIALNESS letters; it scores 12 points.
The 11-letter words in ESSENTIALNESS come to 8, each scoring 11 points.
Every one of the 12 10-letter words you get when you unscramble ESSENTIALNESS scores 10. ESSENTIALS is an everyday pick.
The 9-letter words from ESSENTIALNESS come to 20, each scoring 9 points. ESSENTIAL, STAINLESS and SENSELESS are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 42 8-letter words from ESSENTIALNESS scores 8. SENTINEL is an everyday pick.
The 7-letter words in ESSENTIALNESS come to 60, each scoring 7 points. INTENSE, ASSISTS and EASIEST are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words made with ESSENTIALNESS letters scores 6. ASSETS, ASSIST and ASSESS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ESSENTIALNESS come to 60, each scoring 5 points. LEAST, ASSET and LEASE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words from ESSENTIALNESS score 4 points. LAST, LESS and EAST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 3-letter words in ESSENTIALNESS scores 3. SEE, ITS and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ESSENTIALNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with ES · ending in SS · all 13-letter words
ESSENTIALNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ESSENTIALNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSENTIALNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 408) | 322 | 408 | 295 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TENSILENESS, SAINTESSES, SLEETINESS, SAINTLESS, SETNESSES, ALTESSES, ASTELIES, EASELESS, EASTLINS, LENIENTS, SAINTESS, SATELESS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANTSINESSES, SLATINESSES, LITENESSES, ANTSINESS, ASSETLESS, SLATINESS, TENSELESS, EENSIEST, LITENESS, ASSLESS, LENITES, SEITANS and 15 more, 27 in all.