Unscramble FIREFIGHTERS and you have 351 words, FIREFIGHTERS itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FIREFIGHTER leads with 21 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from FIREFIGHTERS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 26 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with FIREFIGHTERS letters: FIREFIGHTER, for 21 points.
FIREFIGHTS tops the 10-letter words in FIREFIGHTERS at 20 points; next comes FREIGHTERS on 17.
5 of 26 8-letter words from FIREFIGHTERS tie at 15 points; none scores more. REGISTER, FIGHTERS and EIGHTIES will look familiar.
SHERIFF scores highest among the 7-letter words in FIREFIGHTERS at 16 points, ahead of FIGHTER and FREIGHT on 14. REFRESH, FERRIES and REGRETS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words made with FIREFIGHTERS letters is FIFTHS, 15 points; FIGHTS and FRIGHT on 13 follow. RIGHTS, EITHER and FETISH are everyday picks.
FIFTH tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FIREFIGHTERS at 14 points; next come FIGHT and GRIFF on 12. FIRST, RIGHT and GIFTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from FIREFIGHTERS, 10 score 10 points, the group's best. FREE, HERE and GIFT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in FIREFIGHTERS, EFF, FEH and IFF tie for first at 9 points. SEE, GET and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FIREFIGHTERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with FI · ending in RS · all 12-letter words
What FIREFIGHTERS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FIREFIGHTERS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIREFIGHTERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 351) | 282 | 350 | 251 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
68 of the 351 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GREFFIERS, GREFFIER, EFFEIRS, FRESHIE, RESTIFF, TRIFFER, EFFEIR, GRIEFERS, FEIRIEST, FIFIS, FREITIER, GRIEFER and 56 more. 31 of the 351 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: REGIFTERS, STIFFIE, FIGTREES, REGIFTER, RIGHTIER, FIGTREE, FIRRIEST, GIFTEES, REGIFTS, FRIGES, GIFTEE, REGIFT and 19 more. 1 of the 351 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.