327 words come out when you unscramble IMPERTINENCY, starting with IMPERTINENCY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from IMPERTINENCY split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 11 with 8, 49 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with IMPERTINENCY letters: IMPENITENCY, for 20 points.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in IMPERTINENCY: PERTINENCY, 17 points.
7 of 49 7-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERTINENCY tie at 14 points; none scores more. PERCENT, RECEIPT and INTERIM will look familiar.
The 6-letter words from IMPERTINENCY are led by CRIMPY and PYEMIC, 15 points each. CENTER, RECIPE and PERMIT are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words in IMPERTINENCY tie at 12 points; none scores more. PRICE, ENTRY and PIECE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with IMPERTINENCY letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. CITY, TYPE and CENT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERTINENCY is MYC, 10 points; CRY and ICY on 8 follow. MEN, YET and NET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of IMPERTINENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IM · ending in CY · all 12-letter words
What IMPERTINENCY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPERTINENCY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPERTINENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 327) | 246 | 326 | 225 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 81 of them: IMPENITENCY, PENITENCY, CYPRINE, PERENNITY, PYCNITE, ETYMIC, ETYPIC, PECTINEI, PERENTY, PREMY, PRIMY, CENTRY and 69 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: CRIMINY, CREMINI, CRIMINE, ENCRINITE, TRIPMEN, MYC, TRICEP, INEPTER, MERC, PERC, TENNY, TIYIN and 8 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP.