213 words come out when you unscramble FOETIDEST, starting with FOETIDEST itself: 13 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. FETIDEST is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Counting the words from FOETIDEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 18 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with FOETIDEST letters: FETIDEST, 12 points.
Of the 44 5-letter words from FOETIDEST, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. FEEDS, EDITS and DIETS are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 4-letter words from FOETIDEST tie at 8 points; none scores more. DOES, SIDE and EDIT will look familiar.
Of the 56 3-letter words in FOETIDEST, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FOETIDEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEFTEST and FOISTED (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FOETIDEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOETIDEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 213) | 158 | 212 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
54 of the 213 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FOETIDEST, FETIDEST, DEIFEST, SOFTED, TIFTED, EFTEST, FIDES, FITTES, FOIDS, DEFO, DEIF, FETTS and 42 more. 12 of the 213 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DIFS, DEF, DIF, FEST, FES, DESI, FE, EDS, EST, TES, OI and TE. 1 of the 213 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.