Unscramble MELLIFICATIONS and you have 497 words, MELLIFICATIONS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. MELLIFICATION is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 14 letters split into 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MELLIFICATIONS by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 24 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2.
MELLIFICATION is the only one of the 13-letter words made with MELLIFICATIONS letters; it scores 20 points.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in MELLIFICATIONS: FICTIONALISE, for 17 points.
CALLISTEMON, MILITANCIES and SEMIOTICIAN share the top score of 15 among the 11-letter words you get when you unscramble MELLIFICATIONS.
The 10-letter words from MELLIFICATIONS are led by FAMILISTIC and FEMINISTIC, 17 points each. FACILITIES and LOCALITIES are the familiar ones.
FACSIMILE and FLAMENCOS share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words made with MELLIFICATIONS letters. MANIFESTO, FICTIONAL and COASTLINE are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble MELLIFICATIONS; 4 of them share the top score of 15. FAMILIES, FEMINIST and MANIFEST are everyday picks.
4 of 60 7-letter words from MELLIFICATIONS tie at 14 points; none scores more. FICTION, CLIMATE and CINEMAS will look familiar.
COMFIT, FILMIC and MAFICS share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words in MELLIFICATIONS. CLAIMS, FISCAL and CINEMA are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with MELLIFICATIONS letters is MAFIC, 12 points; CAFES and CALFS on 10 follow. COMES, CLAIM and FACTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MELLIFICATIONS, the top score is 9, reached by 24. COME, FILM and FAST are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from MELLIFICATIONS; 4 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, MAN and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MELLIFICATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with ME · ending in NS · all 14-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FAMILISTIC, FEMINISTIC and FICTIONALISE (17 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MELLIFICATIONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELLIFICATIONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 497) | 384 | 492 | 353 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
108 of the 497 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MELLIFICATIONS, MELLIFICATION, CALLISTEMON, FICTIONISE, FLECTIONAL, MATFELLONS, SOMNIFIC, CALIFONTS, EMICATIONS, ICONIFIES, IMITANCIES, LIMICOLINE and 96 more. 33 of the 497 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FINALISTIC, FAMILIST, FINITISM, FLATLINES, CILIOLATE, COLLINSIA, FELSIC, FILMIS, FINCAS, ISOCLINAL, FILMI, FINCA and 21 more. 3 of the 497 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI. 2 of the 497 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF.