260 words come out when you unscramble IRRETENTION, starting with IRRETENTION itself: 11 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, RETENTION and TRETINOIN lead with 9 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from IRRETENTION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 13 with 8, 26 with 7, 54 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The 7-letter words from IRRETENTION come to 26, each scoring 7 points. TORRENT and NITRITE are the familiar ones.
All 54 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IRRETENTION score 6 points. ENTIRE, INTENT and ROTTEN are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words made with IRRETENTION letters come to 49, each scoring 5 points. ENTER, INNER and INTER are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble IRRETENTION score 4 points. TEEN, NOTE and NONE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of IRRETENTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IR · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; RETENTION (9 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: IRRETENTION is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRRETENTION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 260) | 200 | 259 | 180 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
59 of the 260 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IRRETENTION, ERIONITE, TONTINER, ERINITE, INERTER, NOINTER, NONETTE, NONETTI, TINTIER, INTIRE, NEINEI, NERINE and 47 more. 20 of the 260 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INTERNET, ORIENTER, TENORINI, TORTIERE, IRONIER, ETRIER, NIENTE, RERENT, ROTINI, INNIE, NINER, RONIN and 8 more. 1 of the 260 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
Each word below uses all the letters of IRRETENTION and one more.