Unscramble FIMBRIATION to get 256 words. FIMBRIATION itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FIMBRIATION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
BIFORM tops the 6-letter words from FIMBRIATION at 13 points; next come FANTOM and FIBRIN on 11. FORMAT, OBTAIN and INFORM will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FIMBRIATION, the top score is 10, reached by 5. FRONT, BRAIN and MINOR are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FIMBRIATION tie at 9 points; none scores more. INFO, FORM and BORN will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from FIMBRIATION, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. MAN, MAR and FAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FIMBRIATION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with FI · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FIBROMA and FIMBRIA (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
FIMBRIATION works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIMBRIATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 206 | 254 | 185 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NATIFORM, INFIMA, FIBRO, FRAIM, ABRIM, AFRONT, BAFT, FAITOR, FIORIN, FRAB, FRIB, IMBAR and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MINIBAR, BARFI, BIMINI, MINBAR, BIRIANI, FINITO, ROBINIA, FAB, FAM, IFTAR, AFRO, AMNIO and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of FIMBRIATION and one more.