Unscramble FERNITICKLES and you have 420 words, FERNITICKLES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FERNITICKLES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 11, 7 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words in FERNITICKLES, FERNITICKLE, FERNTICKLES and FLICKERIEST tie for first at 20 points.
The 10-letter words made with FERNITICKLES letters are led by FERNTICKLE and FRECKLIEST, 19 points each.
FLECKIEST tops the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble FERNITICKLES at 18 points; next come FLINKITES and KNIFEREST on 16. RESILIENT and CERTIFIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from FERNITICKLES, 5 score 17 points, the group's best. REFLECTS, KINETICS and STRICKEN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words made with FERNITICKLES letters, the top score is 16, reached by 5. REFLECT, STICKER and KINETIC are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FERNITICKLES; 4 of them share the top score of 15. TRICKS, NICKEL and TICKER are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from FERNITICKLES are led by FECKS, FLECK and FLICK, 14 points each. CREEK, STICK and CLERK are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words in FERNITICKLES is FECK, 13 points; FIKE and FILK on 11 follow. LIKE, LINK and KITS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with FERNITICKLES letters are led by KEF and KIF, 10 points each. KIT, FEE and FIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of FERNITICKLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with FE · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; FLICKERIEST (20 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts FERNITICKLES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNITICKLES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 318 | 419 | 291 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 101 of them: FERNITICKLES, FERNITICKLE, FERNTICKLES, FERNTICKLE, FLECKIEST, FLECKERS, FLECKIER, FERNITICLES, FICKLES, FLECKER, KNIFEREST, CRINKLIES and 89 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: FLICKERIEST, SLICKENER, NECKLETS, TICKLIER, NECKLET, RESINLIKE, SLICKEN, STICKIE, FERTILISE, FILKS, CRETINISE, FELSIC and 15 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.