Unscramble INSUFFICIENCE and you have 189 words, INSUFFICIENCE itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
I1N12S1U12F4F4I1C34I1E1N12C34E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from INSUFFICIENCE split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 20 with 6, 41 with 5, 57 with 4, 40 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 12 or 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with INSUFFICIENCE letters: SUFFICIENCE, for 21 points.
INSCIENCE is the only one of the 9-letter words in INSUFFICIENCE; it scores 13 points.
Among the 6-letter words made with INSUFFICIENCE letters, CUFFIN leads with 14 points, then EFFUSE and NUFFIN on 12. SCENIC, FENCES and UNSEEN are the familiar ones.
CUFFS and SCUFF are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INSUFFICIENCE, 13 points each. SCENE, FENCE and FINES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from INSUFFICIENCE, CUFF leads with 12 points, then EFFS and FIEF on 10. SEEN, FINE and NICE are the familiar ones.
These 2 words have the length of INSUFFICIENCE, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with IN · ending in CE · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SUFFICE (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts INSUFFICIENCE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSUFFICIENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 142 | 188 | 127 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
46 of the 189 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INSUFFICIENCE, SUFFICIENCE, CUFFINS, CUFFIN, INSCIENCE, NUFFINS, CICINNUS, NUFFIN, FIFIS, FENNIES, FIFI, FUSC and 34 more. 15 of the 189 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NIFFS, NUFFS, ECESIC, NIFF, NUFF, ENUF, FES, INNIES, FE, INNIE, NENES, UNSEE and 3 more. 1 of the 189 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
This word takes every letter of INSUFFICIENCE plus a single extra one.