Unscramble INSUFFICIENCY to get 186 words. INSUFFICIENCY itself is a real word: 26 points on a Scrabble board, 30 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SUFFICIENCY, 24 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from INSUFFICIENCY by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 15 with 6, 39 with 5, 59 with 4, 47 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 12, 10 or 9 letters.
SUFFICIENCY is the only one of the 11-letter words made with INSUFFICIENCY letters; it scores 24 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in INSUFFICIENCY: CICINNUS, for 12 points.
NIFFY tops the 5-letter words in INSUFFICIENCY at 14 points; next come CUFFS and FYCES on 13. FUNNY, SUNNY and FINES will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words made with INSUFFICIENCY letters is IFFY, 13 points; CUFF and FYCE on 12 follow. FINE, NICE and NINE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INSUFFICIENCY are led by EFF, FEY and IFF, 9 points each. USE, YES and SUN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INSUFFICIENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with IN · ending in CY · all 13-letter words
INSUFFICIENCY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INSUFFICIENCY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSUFFICIENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 186) | 139 | 185 | 127 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: CUFFINS, CUFFIN, NUFFINS, CICINNUS, NUFFIN, FIFIS, FEYS, FIFI, FUSC, SCYE, SUCCI, UNFINE and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: NIFFY, NIFFS, NUFFS, NIFF, NUFF, ENUF, FES, INNIES, FE, INNIE, UNIS and UNI. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.