Unscramble IMPERSISTENT to get 420 words. IMPERSISTENT itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SPINMEISTER leads with 15 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from IMPERSISTENT split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 9 with 10, 30 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in IMPERSISTENT: SPINMEISTER, for 15 points.
PRESENTISM tops the 10-letter words made with IMPERSISTENT letters at 14 points; next come METRITISES and MISENTRIES on 12. PERSISTENT will look familiar.
Among 30 9-letter words from IMPERSISTENT, the top score is 13, reached by 7. INTERESTS, MINISTERS and EMPTINESS are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERSISTENT; 25 of them share the top score of 12. MINISTER, PRESENTS and PREMISES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words from IMPERSISTENT, 32 score 11 points, the group's best. PERMITS, INTERIM and IMPRINT are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in IMPERSISTENT; 21 of them share the top score of 10. PERMIT, EMPIRE and METERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with IMPERSISTENT letters, the top score is 9, reached by 18. ITEMS, PRIME and METER are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERSISTENT tie at 8 points; none scores more. ITEM, MEET and MINI will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from IMPERSISTENT, IMP leads with 7 points, then EME and EMS on 5. SEE, ITS and MEN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of IMPERSISTENT for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with IM · ending in NT · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SPINMEISTER (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IMPERSISTENT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPERSISTENT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 326 | 420 | 308 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPERSISTENT, PRIMSIEST, SEPIMENTS, IMPRESSE, MESPRISE, MISPRISE, RIEMPIES, SEMPSTER, SEPIMENT, TERMINISTS, EPITRITES, MISTERIES and 82 more, 94 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SPINMEISTER, ITEMISERS, TRIPMEN, INEPTEST, ITEMISER, MEISTERS, INEPTER, MEISTER, RESINIEST, SESTERTII, MIPS, MIRINS and 6 more, 18 in all.
This word takes every letter of IMPERSISTENT plus a single extra one.