Unscramble FINGERPRINT and you have 287 words, FINGERPRINT itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. FINGERTIP and PREFIRING are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FINGERPRINT by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 13 with 8, 30 with 7, 48 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in FINGERPRINT: REPRINTING, for 13 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FINGERPRINT are led by PERFING and PFENNIG, 13 points each. PRINTER, REPRINT and RENTING are the familiar ones.
PERFIN scores highest among the 6-letter words made with FINGERPRINT letters at 11 points, ahead of FENING and FETING on 10. FINGER, FINITE and FIRING are the ones most people know.
PREIF and PRIEF are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FINGERPRINT, 10 points each. PRINT, INNER and INTER will look familiar.
FRIG and GIFT share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from FINGERPRINT. FIRE, FINE and RING are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in FINGERPRINT, FEG, FIG and GIF tie for first at 7 points. GET, NET and INN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FINGERPRINT but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PREFIRING (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
FINGERPRINT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINGERPRINT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 212 | 285 | 198 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
73 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERFING, ENFIRING, FERNING, FIRRING, PERFIN, PRENTING, PERNING, PREIF, PRIEF, RIFTIER, ENPRINT, FINNER and 61 more. 14 of the 287 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FIREPIT, FENING, REGIFT, INTEGRIN, PERITI, GIF, FE, GITE, INNIE, NINER, GRR, NEG and 2 more. 2 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI and ITER.
This word takes every letter of FINGERPRINT plus a single extra one.