445 words come out when you unscramble FACTIONARIES, starting with FACTIONARIES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, AREFACTIONS and FRACTIONISE lead with 16 points. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from FACTIONARIES split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 11 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2.
The 11-letter words made with FACTIONARIES letters are led by AREFACTIONS and FRACTIONISE, 16 points each.
6 of 11 10-letter words in FACTIONARIES tie at 15 points; none scores more.
Of the 32 9-letter words from FACTIONARIES, 12 score 14 points, the group's best. REACTIONS, CREATIONS and FACTORIES are the ones most people know.
24 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIONARIES tie at 13 points; none scores more. FORECAST, FRACTION and FORENSIC will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIONARIES, 31 score 12 points, the group's best. FICTION, FACTORS and FAIRIES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from FACTIONARIES; 37 of them share the top score of 11. FACTOR, FORCES and FASTER are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in FACTIONARIES, the top score is 10, reached by 23. AFTER, FORCE and FACTS are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words made with FACTIONARIES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. FAST, FACT and FIRE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIONARIES, CAF leads with 8 points, then AFT and ARF on 6. CAN, CAR and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of FACTIONARIES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FASCINATOR and SANCTIFIER (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FACTIONARIES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTIONARIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 445) | 347 | 444 | 307 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FACTIONARIES, AREFACTIONS, FRACTIONISE, AREFACTION, FANATICISE, ACIERATIONS, CANTREFS, FORINSEC, INFORCES, ACIERATION, CANTREF, CONFEST and 85 more, 97 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAFETORIA, CORNIFIES, FACTORISE, FOSCARNET, FRANCISE, FRASCATI, FRANCOS, FRICOTS, ACTIONERS, CORNEITIS, FACIAE, FAIRIEST and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of FACTIONARIES and one more.