284 words come out when you unscramble FESTIVALS, starting with FESTIVALS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FESTIVAL leads with 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FESTIVALS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
FAVELS and FAVEST are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FESTIVALS, 12 points each. SLAVES, FIESTA and STEALS will look familiar.
FAVEL, FAVES and FIVES share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from FESTIVALS. FILES, LIVES and FALSE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with FESTIVALS letters, FAVE, FAVS and FIVE tie for first at 10 points. LIFE, FILE and SAVE are everyday picks.
FAV tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FESTIVALS at 9 points; next come AFT and ALF on 6. ITS, LET and SAT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of FESTIVALS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with FE · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of FESTIVALS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. FESTIVALS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FESTIVALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 232 | 281 | 210 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: FAVELS, FAVEL, FASTIES, FESTALS, FILASSE, SELFIST, VESSAIL, AVISES, FALSES, FASTIE, FISSLE, SATIVE and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: FAVEST, SEALIFTS, FAVS, SEALIFT, STEVIAS, FAV, FESTAS, STEVIA, FESTA, FESTS, LEVAS, LEVIS and 10 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: ALFS, ALF and FI.