Unscramble IRIDESCENT and you have 369 words, IRIDESCENT itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 13 points: CINDERIEST, CRETINISED, INDISCREET and INDISCRETE. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from IRIDESCENT split into 5 with 10 letters, 9 with 9, 37 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 10-letter words in IRIDESCENT are 5: IRIDESCENT itself and 4 anagrams, INDISCRETE, INDISCREET, CRETINISED and CINDERIEST. Each scores 13 points.
Among 37 8-letter words you get when you unscramble IRIDESCENT, the top score is 11, reached by 11. RESIDENT, INDIRECT and DISCRETE are the familiar ones.
32 of 60 7-letter words from IRIDESCENT tie at 10 points; none scores more. CENTERS, CREDITS and CENTRES will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words made with IRIDESCENT letters, the top score is 9, reached by 30. CENTER, CREDIT and RECENT are the familiar ones.
22 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IRIDESCENT tie at 8 points; none scores more. SCENE, CITED and CENTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from IRIDESCENT, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. EDIT, NICE and DIET are the ones most people know.
CID tops the 3-letter words in IRIDESCENT at 6 points; next come CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of IRIDESCENT but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CRETINISED, INDISCREET and INDISCRETE (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. IRIDESCENT is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRIDESCENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 369) | 295 | 369 | 268 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CINDERIEST, ICTERIDS, CEDRINE, CENTRIES, ICTERID, ICTERINE, INCEDES, NERDICS, SCERNED, SCIENTER, SERICITE, CENDRE and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRETINISED, INDISCRETE, CIDERIEST, EDITRICES, CIDERIES, CRETINISE, EIDETICS, EIRENICS, ENTERICS, CERESIN, CISTED, CREDS and 15 more, 27 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of IRIDESCENT spell the words below.