Unscramble FLOSSIEST and you have 225 words, FLOSSIEST itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are FLOSSIES and SELFISTS, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from FLOSSIEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 7 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 22 with 2.
14 of 26 6-letter words from FLOSSIEST tie at 9 points; none scores more. LOSSES, FOSSIL and STILES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FLOSSIEST, the top score is 8, reached by 28. SITES, FILES and LISTS are the familiar ones.
28 of 60 4-letter words made with FLOSSIEST letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. LIST, LIFE and FILE will look familiar.
Of the 46 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FLOSSIEST, 13 score 6 points, the group's best. ITS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FLOSSIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FL · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
FLOSSIEST first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FLOSSIEST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOSSIEST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 179 | 224 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SELFISTS, FISSLES, SELFIST, FISSLE, FLOTES, FOLIES, FIEST, FLOTE, FOLIE, LIEFS, LIFES, LOSSIEST and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FESTS, FEST, FES, SILOES, FE, LITES, ESTS, EST, TES, OI and TE, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.