Unscramble FORCEPSES and you have 220 words, FORCEPSES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. FORCEPS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FORCEPSES split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with FORCEPSES letters: FRESCOES, 13 points.
FORCES and FRESCO are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FORCEPSES, 11 points each. SCORES, CORPSE and SCOPES will look familiar.
FECES, FORCE and PROFS share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words from FORCEPSES. PRESS, CROSS and SCORE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from FORCEPSES, CORF, FOPS and PROF tie for first at 9 points. FREE, FEES and CORE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in FORCEPSES, FOP leads with 8 points, then CEP and COP on 7. SEE, PRO and FEE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of FORCEPSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FORCEPS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FORCEPSES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORCEPSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 189 | 220 | 175 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FORCEPSES, PERCES, PRECES, CREPS, PERCE, CESSER, FEERS, ORFES, POSSER, PRESES, SCORSE, SEFER and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERCS, PERC, PERES, SOCES, CORS, ECOS, FES, PERE, SEPS, ECO, FE, POS and 2 more, 14 in all.
This word takes every letter of FORCEPSES plus a single extra one.