Unscramble INDEFECTIBLE to get 320 words. INDEFECTIBLE itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from INDEFECTIBLE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 17 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in INDEFECTIBLE, DEFECTIBLE leads with 18 points, then BENEDICITE on 15.
BENEFICE and FENCIBLE are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INDEFECTIBLE, 15 points each. INFECTED, DEFINITE and ELICITED will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from INDEFECTIBLE, BENEFIC leads with 14 points, then CLEFTED and CLIFTED on 13. BENEFIT, ELECTED and DEFENCE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INDEFECTIBLE, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. CLIENT, DEFINE and DELETE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from INDEFECTIBLE is BIFID, 11 points; BEFIT and CEBID on 10 follow. FIELD, FILED and BLIND are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in INDEFECTIBLE, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. BEEN, FIND and LIFE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with INDEFECTIBLE letters is FIB, 8 points; DEF and DIF on 7 follow. END, LET and BIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INDEFECTIBLE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in LE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BENEFICED (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INDEFECTIBLE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEFECTIBLE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 320) | 249 | 318 | 231 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEFECTIBLE, CLIFTED, FEEBLED, INFICETE, BEFELD, FEDELINI, FLEECIE, LENIFIED, ENFILED, BENDLET, FECIT, BEEDIE and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BENEDICITE, ICEFIELD, INFEED, TELECINE, FEEB, LEFTIE, TIDELINE, BEEDI, LENITED, NIBLET, BIDI, CEILI and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.