Unscramble IMPENDENCY to get 188 words. IMPENDENCY itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
I1M34P34E1N12D2E1N12C34Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from IMPENDENCY split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 2 with 7, 25 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPENDENCY, PYEMIC leads with 15 points, then CYMENE on 13 and DECIME on 11. PINNED, MINCED and IMPEDE are the familiar ones.
MINCY scores highest among the 5-letter words from IMPENDENCY at 12 points, ahead of DICEY and EMYDE on 11. PIECE, ENEMY and PENNY are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in IMPENDENCY are led by CYME, PYIC and YMPE, 11 points each. MIND, NICE and DEEP are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with IMPENDENCY letters is MYC, 10 points; ICY and NYM on 8 follow. END, MEN and INN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of IMPENDENCY for another and you can spell this word:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PENDENCY (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IMPENDENCY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPENDENCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 143 | 188 | 137 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
45 of the 188 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPENDENCY, DECIME, MEINEY, MENYIE, PYNED, YMPE, PENNIED, PICENE, PIECEN, PIEMEN, DIMP, INCEDE and 33 more. 6 of the 188 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEMIC, MYC, MIC, PEDI, DEP and DENI.