Unscramble GEMMIFEROUS and you have 315 words, GEMMIFEROUS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GEMMIFEROUS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with GEMMIFEROUS letters: FREEMIUMS, 16 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GEMMIFEROUS, FEMMIER, FERMIUM and MISFORM tie for first at 14 points. FIGURES, MEMOIRS and REGIMES are everyday picks.
FEMMES scores highest among the 6-letter words from GEMMIFEROUS at 13 points, ahead of FEMURS and FERMIS on 11. FORUMS, FIGURE and SUMMER are the ones most people know.
FEMME tops the 5-letter words made with GEMMIFEROUS letters at 12 points; next come FEMES and FEMUR on 10. FORUM, FORMS and FIRMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GEMMIFEROUS, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. FREE, FORM and FOUR are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from GEMMIFEROUS, EMF, FEM and FUM tie for first at 8 points. FEE, MOM and FIG are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GEMMIFEROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FERMIUMS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GEMMIFEROUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEMMIFEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 315) | 240 | 312 | 224 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GEMMIFEROUS, FREEMIUMS, FREEMIUM, FEMMIER, GEMMEOUS, EUMERISM, FORMEES, GIMMERS, GIMMORS, EGOSURF, GIMMER, GIMMOR and 60 more, 72 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GUMMIES, GUMMIS, MUMSIER, FRIGES, GUMMI, EMERGS, FIREES, FRISEE, GOMERS, EMERG, FIREE, GIFS and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS, EMF and FI, 3 in all.