Unscramble FLUORESCENTS to get 434 words. FLUORESCENTS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FLUORESCENTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 7 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words in FLUORESCENTS, FLUORESCENT leads with 16 points, then FORTUNELESS on 14.
FLORESCENT, FLUORESCES and SCREENFULS are the top 10-letter words made with FLUORESCENTS letters, 15 points each. ENCLOSURES will look familiar.
Of the 37 9-letter words from FLUORESCENTS, 9 score 14 points, the group's best. ENCLOSURE, COUNTLESS and ELECTRONS are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble FLUORESCENTS; 17 of them share the top score of 13. REFLECTS, CLUSTERS and FOURTEEN are everyday picks.
21 of 60 7-letter words from FLUORESCENTS tie at 12 points; none scores more. REFLECT, FORTUNE and FOCUSES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words in FLUORESCENTS, 14 score 11 points, the group's best. FOREST, FORCES and FOSTER are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with FLUORESCENTS letters; 13 of them share the top score of 10. FRONT, FORCE and FOCUS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FLUORESCENTS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. FREE, LEFT and FOUR are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from FLUORESCENTS; 24 of them share the top score of 6. LET, FUN and CUT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FLUORESCENTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with FL · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONFUTERS, FLORENCES, FORCELESS, FRUCTOSES, OUTFENCES and REFOCUSES (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FLUORESCENTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORESCENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 343 | 434 | 307 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
91 of the 434 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FORTUNELESS, FLUENCES, SCENTFUL, CONFEST, CONSULTEES, ENFORESTS, FLUENCE, FUSTOCS, CONSULTEE, ENCOLURES, ENFOREST, FLEURETS and 79 more. 36 of the 434 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SCREENFULS, OUTFENCES, SCREENFUL, OUTFENCE, RECONSULTS, RESOFTENS, UNCLEFT, CRUFTS, FLEURONS, FUNSTERS, NESTFULS, NETSURFS and 24 more.