Unscramble INFLECTION and you have 246 words, INFLECTION itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from INFLECTION split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 14 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in INFLECTION: INFECTION, for 14 points.
CONFIT and INFECT share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INFLECTION. ONLINE, NOTICE and CLIENT are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INFLECTION; 5 of them share the top score of 10. OFTEN, CLONE and LINEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from INFLECTION, the top score is 9, reached by 9. INFO, LIFE and FILE are the familiar ones.
51 3-letter words in INFLECTION; 13 of them share the top score of 6. NOT, ONE and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INFLECTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ON · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FLECTION and OLEFINIC (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INFLECTION, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFLECTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 200 | 245 | 184 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, *Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
45 of the 246 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTLINE, FECIT, CONF, FINLIT, INCONIE, INFELT, CONNIE, FIENT, FLOTE, FOLIE, CLINT, CLOTE and 33 more. 17 of the 246 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COTININE, FINITO, TEFLON, NEONIC, CEILI, INCEL, LOCIE, ONCET, TELCO, CLIT, ECO, INNIE and 5 more. 1 of the 246 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of INFLECTION and one more.