Unscramble INABSTINENCE to get 340 words. INABSTINENCE itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
I1N12A1B34S1T1I1N12E1N12C34E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from INABSTINENCE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 17 with 8, 55 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 11 letters.
ABSTINENCE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with INABSTINENCE letters; it scores 14 points.
BASCINET and CABINETS are the top 8-letter words from INABSTINENCE, 12 points each. INSTANCE, NINETIES and ANCIENTS will look familiar.
ABIETIC, ABSENCE and CABINET share the top score of 11 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INABSTINENCE. ANCIENT, INTENSE and INCENSE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INABSTINENCE; 5 of them share the top score of 10. CITIES, ABSENT and INSECT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from INABSTINENCE, the top score is 9, reached by 6. BASIC, BEAST and BASIN are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words in INABSTINENCE tie at 8 points; none scores more. BEEN, BEST and CASE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with INABSTINENCE letters are led by BAC and CAB, 7 points each. CAN, ITS and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INABSTINENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in CE · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ABSTINENCE (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts INABSTINENCE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INABSTINENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 268 | 336 | 254 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INABSTINENCE, ABIETIC, INSECTEAN, ABCEES, ANTICISE, BAINITES, INSCIENT, ABCEE, ABIETES, BAININS, BAINITE, BESAINT and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASCINET, BANCS, INCENTS, BANC, BESTIE, CENTAI, CENTAS, INCENT, TENNESI, BAES, BAE, BES and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES and NANCES, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of INABSTINENCE plus a single extra one.