105 words come out when you unscramble KERMESSES, starting with KERMESSES itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are KERMESES and KERMESSE, 14 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from KERMESSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 17 with 6, 27 with 5, 30 with 4, 16 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Of the 27 5-letter words you get when you unscramble KERMESSES, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. SEEMS and SEEKS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of KERMESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with KE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
KERMESSES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
KERMESSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERMESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 105) | 76 | 105 | 69 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SMEKES, KREESES, SMEKE, KREESE, SKEERS, REKES, SERKS, SKEER, SKERS, ERKS, MERSES, REKE and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KERMESES, EMERSE, EEK, SEMEE, MES, RESES and ESSE, 7 in all.