Unscramble IMPENDENCE to get 153 words. IMPENDENCE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from IMPENDENCE split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 4 with 7, 23 with 6, 22 with 5, 50 with 4, 38 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 23 6-letter words from IMPENDENCE, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. PINNED, MINCED and DEEPEN are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPENDENCE, DEMIC, IMPED and MEDIC tie for first at 10 points. PIECE, DENIM and NIECE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from IMPENDENCE, DIMP leads with 9 points, then CEPE and EMIC on 8. NEED, MIND and NICE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of IMPENDENCE for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EMINENCE and ENDEMIC (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts IMPENDENCE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPENDENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 153) | 113 | 153 | 108 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPENDENCE, PIECENED, EPICEDE, DECIME, PENNIED, PICENE, PIECEN, PIEMEN, DEEPIE, DIMP, INCEDE, MEINED and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEMIC, MIC, PEDI, DEP and DENI, 5 in all.
This word takes every letter of IMPENDENCE plus a single extra one.