Unscramble FACINERIOUS and you have 371 words, FACINERIOUS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 14: 4 of them, CARNIFIES, CONFISEUR and CORNIFIES included. 11 letters: 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from FACINERIOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 30 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 10 letters.
30 8-letter words in FACINERIOUS; 12 of them share the top score of 13. SCENARIO, FORENSIC and FURNACES are everyday picks.
21 of 60 7-letter words from FACINERIOUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. SURFACE, CUISINE and FURNACE will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FACINERIOUS, the top score is 11, reached by 22. FORCES, FUSION and UNFAIR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words in FACINERIOUS, 21 score 10 points, the group's best. FORCE, FOCUS and FACES are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with FACINERIOUS letters; 15 of them share the top score of 9. FOUR, FIRE and FACE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FACINERIOUS, CAF leads with 8 points, then ARF and AUF on 6. CAN, CAR and AIR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of FACINERIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with FA · ending in US · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CARNIFIES and CORNIFIES (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FACINERIOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACINERIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 281 | 370 | 257 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FACINERIOUS, CONFISEUR, FERACIOUS, FORINSEC, INFORCES, FARCINS, FICAINS, INFORCE, INFUSORIA, AURIFIES, FARCIN, FASCIO and 77 more, 89 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORNIFIES, FRANCISE, FRANCOS, FINCAS, FRANCO, FINCA, INSOURCE, UNSAFER, CAFS, CANOERS, CONURES, FREONS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.