Unscramble INESSENTIALS and you have 400 words, INESSENTIALS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are INESSENTIAL and SAINTLINESS, 11 points each. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from INESSENTIALS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 4 with 10, 20 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
The 11-letter words in INESSENTIALS come to 2, each scoring 11 points.
Every one of the 4 10-letter words made with INESSENTIALS letters scores 10. ESSENTIALS is an everyday pick.
The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble INESSENTIALS come to 20, each scoring 9 points. ESSENTIAL and STAINLESS are the familiar ones.
All 49 of the 8-letter words from INESSENTIALS score 8 points. SENTINEL and NINETIES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words from INESSENTIALS scores 7. INTENSE, EASIEST and INSISTS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words in INESSENTIALS come to 60, each scoring 6 points. ASSETS, ASSIST and LENSES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words made with INESSENTIALS letters score 5 points. LEAST, ASSET and LEASE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INESSENTIALS scores 4. LAST, EAST and LATE are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 3-letter words from INESSENTIALS score 3 points. SEE, ITS and LET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of INESSENTIALS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in LS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SAINTLINESS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INESSENTIALS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INESSENTIALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 312 | 399 | 291 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LATINISES, LINENIEST, SAINTLESS, SALINISES, SNAILIEST, ALTESSES, ASEITIES, ASTELIES, EASTLINS, INSANIES, LATINISE, LENIENTS and 76 more, 88 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANTSINESS, SLATINESS, LITENESS, LENITES, LINNIES, INNIES, INTELS, LASSIS, LENITE, ESNES, INNIE, INTEL and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TENIASISES.
With one more tile, the letters of INESSENTIALS spell the words below.