Unscramble INFIRMEST to get 280 words. INFIRMEST itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FEMINIST and MISINFER lead with 13 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from INFIRMEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 21 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 21 7-letter words made with INFIRMEST letters, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. INTERIM is the one most people know.
Among 52 6-letter words from INFIRMEST, the top score is 11, reached by 5. INSERT, FINEST and FINITE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INFIRMEST tie at 10 points; none scores more. FIRST, ITEMS and FIRMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in INFIRMEST, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. ITEM, FIRE and FINE are the ones most people know.
EMF and FEM are the top 3-letter words made with INFIRMEST letters, 8 points each. ITS, SET and MEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of INFIRMEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FEMINIST and MISINFER (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INFIRMEST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFIRMEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 212 | 277 | 202 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
65 of the 280 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INFIRMEST, FREMITS, FREMIT, METIFS, SNIFTIER, FERMS, FISTIER, METIF, ENTRISM, FERM, FIENTS, FINERS and 53 more. 12 of the 280 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FRITES, MIRINS, SMRITI, FEST, MIRIN, FES, STRINE, FE, MES, EST, TES and TE. 2 of the 280 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF. 1 of the 280 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.