269 words come out when you unscramble INSECTION, starting with INSECTION itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. INSECTION has 2 anagrams here, COTININES and NICOTINES, scoring 11 like INSECTION itself. The best shorter words score 10: 6 of them, NICOTINE, CONIINES and COTININE included. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from INSECTION by length: 3 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 21 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 19 with 2.
15 of 21 7-letter words from INSECTION tie at 9 points; none scores more. SECTION, CONSENT and NOTICES will look familiar.
Of the 52 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTION, 30 score 8 points, the group's best. NOTICE, CITIES and TENNIS are the ones most people know.
35 of 60 5-letter words made with INSECTION letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. NOTES, NOISE and COINS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTION, the top score is 6, reached by 33. NOTE, COST and ONCE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of INSECTION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COTININES and NICOTINES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts INSECTION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 213 | 269 | 187 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: INSECTION, INSCIENT, CONNIES, ICONISE, INCONIE, NOCENTS, CONNES, CONNIE, COTISE, OECIST, SCIENT, COITS and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: COTININES, COTININE, INCENTS, NEONICS, NICOISE, INCENT, NEONIC, ETICS, INOSINE, ONCET, ECOS, INIONS and 14 more.
These 11 words take every letter of INSECTION plus a single extra one.