Unscramble INDIRECTNESS to get 431 words. INDIRECTNESS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. STRIDENCIES is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INDIRECTNESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 13 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
STRIDENCIES tops the 11-letter words in INDIRECTNESS at 14 points; next comes INSINCEREST on 13.
Among 13 10-letter words made with INDIRECTNESS letters, the top score is 13, reached by 8. INSISTENCE is the familiar one.
37 9-letter words from INDIRECTNESS; 8 of them share the top score of 12. RESIDENTS, INCIDENTS and DENSITIES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INDIRECTNESS, 19 score 11 points, the group's best. INCIDENT, INDIRECT and DISCRETE are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from INDIRECTNESS; 34 of them share the top score of 10. CENTERS, CREDITS and CENTRES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words in INDIRECTNESS, 32 score 9 points, the group's best. CENTER, CREDIT and DIRECT are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with INDIRECTNESS letters; 23 of them share the top score of 8. SCENE, CITED and DISCS are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INDIRECTNESS tie at 7 points; none scores more. NICE, DIET and DISC will look familiar.
CID scores highest among the 3-letter words from INDIRECTNESS at 6 points, ahead of CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of INDIRECTNESS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
What INDIRECTNESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. INDIRECTNESS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIRECTNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 431) | 346 | 431 | 310 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 85 of them: CINDERIEST, SCIENTISED, ICTERIDS, INCENSERS, INCENTRES, INTERDINES, SCIENTISE, SERICITES, CEDRINE, CENTRIES, ICTERID, ICTERINE and 73 more. Words With Friends* skips 36 of them: CRETINISED, INDISCRETE, INSINCEREST, CIDERIEST, CRETINISES, EDITRICES, ENCRINITES, CIDERIES, CRETINISE, EIDETICS, ENCRINITE, INCENTED and 24 more.