Unscramble LINCTURES and you have 317 words, LINCTURES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 8 of them, CURLIEST, CURNIEST and CUTLINES included. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LINCTURES split into 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among 46 7-letter words made with LINCTURES letters, the top score is 9, reached by 32. CLIENTS, CLUSTER and STENCIL are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from LINCTURES score 8 points. CLIENT, CRUISE and INSECT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LINCTURES scores 7. CENTS, CREST and CRUEL are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LINCTURES, the top score is 6, reached by 53. NICE, CENT and RICE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words from LINCTURES, 15 score 5 points, the group's best. ITS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LINCTURES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CURLIEST, CUTLINES, LINECUTS, TUNICLES and UTRICLES (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LINCTURES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCTURES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 317) | 244 | 317 | 221 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
71 of the 317 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINCTURES, CURNIEST, LECTURNS, LINCTURE, CLUIEST, CUITERS, CULTERS, CULTIER, CURIETS, CURLIES, CUSTREL, LECTURN and 59 more. 25 of the 317 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LINCTUS, LUCITES, NEUSTIC, CUEIST, CUNITS, INCELS, LUCITE, LUSTRINE, RECITS, CENTU, CERTS, CLITS and 13 more. 2 of the 317 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
Each word below uses all the letters of LINCTURES and one more.