Unscramble INSECTARIES and you have 420 words, INSECTARIES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of INSECTARIES is on the page: CANISTERISE, each 13 points. Of the shorter words, RESISTANCE, ANCESTRIES and CRETINISES lead with 12 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from INSECTARIES by length: 2 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
The 11-letter words in INSECTARIES are 2: INSECTARIES itself and 1 anagram, CANISTERISE. Each scores 13 points.
Every one of the 3 10-letter words made with INSECTARIES letters scores 12. RESISTANCE is an everyday pick.
25 of 32 9-letter words from INSECTARIES tie at 11 points; none scores more. INCREASES will look familiar.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTARIES; 58 of them share the top score of 10. INCREASE, CREATINE and CANISTER are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words made with INSECTARIES letters come to 60, each scoring 9 points. CERTAIN, CENTERS and CREATES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTARIES score 8 points. CENTER, CREATE and CENTRE are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from INSECTARIES come to 60, each scoring 7 points. CASES, ACRES and CENTS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in INSECTARIES score 6 points. CASE, CARE and CART are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with INSECTARIES letters; 16 of them share the top score of 5. ARE, CAN and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INSECTARIES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ANCESTRIES and CRETINISES (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INSECTARIES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTARIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 337 | 420 | 310 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 83 of them: CANISTERISE, ANTICISES, CAIRNIEST, ENCRATIES, RESIANCES, SCENARIES, SCENARISE, SCIENTISE, SERICITES, ANTICISE, ARENITIC, CARNIEST and 71 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: CRETINISES, CRETINISE, CERESINS, EIRENICS, ENTERICS, TACRINES, TRIASSIC, ATRESIC, CASSENE, CASSINE, CERESIN, RESINIEST and 15 more.
With one more tile, the letters of INSECTARIES spell the words below.