392 words come out when you unscramble INTERMISSIVE, starting with INTERMISSIVE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. VERMINIEST is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from INTERMISSIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 10, 15 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in INTERMISSIVE, VERMINIEST leads with 15 points, then INVERITIES on 13 and MINISERIES on 12. MINISTRIES is the familiar one.
MISEVENTS, REMISSIVE and VIREMENTS are the top 9-letter words made with INTERMISSIVE letters, 14 points each. SENSITIVE, MINISTERS and RESISTIVE will look familiar.
Of the 54 8-letter words from INTERMISSIVE, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. MINISTER and SINISTER are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INTERMISSIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. INTERIM, INVITES and INVERSE will look familiar.
60 6-letter words in INTERMISSIVE; 5 of them share the top score of 11. EVENTS, VISITS and SERVES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with INTERMISSIVE letters, the top score is 10, reached by 4. ITEMS, VISIT and NEVER are the familiar ones.
MEVE, MIRV and VIMS are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INTERMISSIVE, 9 points each. ITEM, EVEN and EVER will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words from INTERMISSIVE is VIM, 8 points; EVE and REV on 6 follow. SEE, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INTERMISSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MISEVENTS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INTERMISSIVE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERMISSIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 392) | 292 | 392 | 273 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INTERMISSIVE, VERMINIEST, VIREMENTS, MINEVERS, MINIVETS, VIREMENT, MINEVER, MINIVET, INESSIVE, MIEVES, MISTERIES, SERVIENT and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REMISSIVE, VERMINS, ITEMISERS, SIEVERTS, ITEMISER, MEISTERS, SIEVERT, VERSINS, MEISTER, RESINIEST, VERSIN, SEVS and 7 more, 19 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of INTERMISSIVE spell the words below.