402 words come out when you unscramble INACTIVENESS, starting with INACTIVENESS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. INCENTIVES and ACTIVENESS are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from INACTIVENESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 24 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The 10-letter words made with INACTIVENESS letters are led by ACTIVENESS and INCENTIVES, 15 points each. INSISTENCE is the familiar one.
Of the 24 9-letter words in INACTIVENESS, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. SENSITIVE, INTENSIVE and INSTANCES are the ones most people know.
51 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INACTIVENESS; 9 of them share the top score of 13. INSTANCE, INACTIVE and CAVITIES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words from INACTIVENESS, 10 score 12 points, the group's best. ANCIENT, INSECTS and INVITES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INACTIVENESS; 13 of them share the top score of 11. EVENTS, ACTIVE and NATIVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from INACTIVENESS, the top score is 10, reached by 10. VISIT, EVENT and SEVEN are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words in INACTIVENESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. EVEN, CASE and SAVE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with INACTIVENESS letters, VAC leads with 8 points, then AVE and EVE on 6. CAN, ITS and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INACTIVENESS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; ACTIVENESS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INACTIVENESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INACTIVENESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 402) | 306 | 401 | 290 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
95 of the 402 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INACTIVENESS, ACTIVISES, CISTVAENS, ACTIVISE, CAITIVES, CISTVAEN, VICIATES, CAITIVE, ENCAVES, INCAVES, VICIATE, VISCINS and 83 more. 17 of the 402 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ASSENTIVE, VESICAS, STEVIAS, CASSENE, CASSINE, INCENTS, STEVIA, NAVS, SEVS, VINS, NAV, SEV and 5 more. 1 of the 402 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES.