278 words come out when you unscramble IMPATIENCE, starting with IMPATIENCE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from IMPATIENCE split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 16 with 7, 59 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
ENCAMP and IMPACT are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPATIENCE, 12 points each. CINEMA, CEMENT and INMATE will look familiar.
CAMPI scores highest among the 5-letter words from IMPATIENCE at 11 points, ahead of AMICE and AMICI on 9. PEACE, PIECE and ANIME are the ones most people know.
CAMP tops the 4-letter words made with IMPATIENCE letters at 10 points; next come ACME and CAME on 8. NAME, ITEM and MAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPATIENCE, 12 score 7 points, the group's best. CAN, MAP and MAN are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of IMPATIENCE, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with IM · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PEMICAN (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPATIENCE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPATIENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 228 | 278 | 217 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: PACEMEN, PECTINEI, EMICANT, EMICATE, PEATMEN, PENTICE, ACMITE, CATNEP, MICATE, PAINIM, PEINCT, PICENE and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: PICANTE, APEMEN, METICA, CAMI, CENTAI, NEPETA, MIC, PIANI, MANI, TEC and TE.
With one more tile, the letters of IMPATIENCE spell the words below.