268 words come out when you unscramble LATESCENCE, starting with LATESCENCE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. CALESCENT is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
L12A1T1E1S1C34E1N12C34E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from LATESCENCE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 21 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in LATESCENCE: CALESCENT, for 13 points.
The 7-letter words from LATESCENCE are led by ACCENTS, CANCELS and CENACLE, 11 points each. CLEANSE and ENLACES are the familiar ones.
ACCENT, CALCES and CANCEL are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LATESCENCE, 10 points each. SELECT, SENATE and CASTLE will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from LATESCENCE is CECAL, 9 points; ACNES and ALECS on 7 follow. LEAST, SCALE and CLEAN are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in LATESCENCE are led by CECA and ECCE, 8 points each. LAST, CASE and EAST are the familiar ones.
Of the 57 3-letter words made with LATESCENCE letters, 11 score 5 points, the group's best. CAN, SEE and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LATESCENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LA · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CALESCENT (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LATESCENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATESCENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 212 | 268 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LATESCENCE, LATENCES, ELANCES, LATENCE, SCANTLE, SELECTA, ANCLES, CTENES, ECCE, ELANCE, LACETS, SCLATE and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALESCENT, CENTAS, CALS, TECS, CAL, TEC, ESNE, ATS, EST, SAN, TES and TE, 12 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of LATESCENCE plus a single extra one.