432 words come out when you unscramble IMPOTENTNESS, starting with IMPOTENTNESS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 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 IMPOTENTNESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 8 with 10, 34 with 9, 59 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in IMPOTENTNESS: PENTSTEMONS, 15 points.
PENSTEMONS, PENTIMENTO and PENTSTEMON are the top 10-letter words made with IMPOTENTNESS letters, 14 points each. SENTIMENTS will look familiar.
Of the 34 9-letter words from IMPOTENTNESS, 12 score 13 points, the group's best. SENTIMENT and EMPTINESS are the ones most people know.
59 8-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOTENTNESS; 21 of them share the top score of 12. PENSIONS, MENTIONS and NOMINEES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with IMPOTENTNESS letters, the top score is 11, reached by 23. MENTION, PENSION and NOMINEE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOTENTNESS, 16 score 10 points, the group's best. PETITE and IMPOSE are the ones most people know.
15 of 60 5-letter words from IMPOTENTNESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. ITEMS, MEETS and POEMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in IMPOTENTNESS, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. MOST, ITEM and OPEN are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with IMPOTENTNESS letters, IMP, MOP and POM tie for first at 7 points. ITS, TOP and MEN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of IMPOTENTNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IM · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
The 4 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EMPTINESS, EPISTOMES, IMPOTENTS and NEPOTISMS (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
IMPOTENTNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPOTENTNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 432) | 332 | 432 | 306 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 100 of them: IMPOTENTNESS, EPISEMONS, EPSOMITES, IMPONENTS, PIMENTONS, POINTSMEN, SEPIMENTS, EMPTIONS, EPISEMON, EPSOMITE, IMPONENT, MINESTONES and 88 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: PENTIMENTO, STOMPIEST, MOPINESS, SEMIOPEN, POSTTEENS, POTTINESS, INEPTEST, MONTIES, INSPOS, MENTOS, MIPS, NOMENS and 14 more.