Unscramble NECESSARY to get 283 words. NECESSARY itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
N12E1C34E1S1S1A1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NECESSARY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in NECESSARY: CASERNES, for 10 points.
6 of 25 7-letter words made with NECESSARY letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCREENS, SCENERY and CREASES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NECESSARY, 11 score 11 points, the group's best. SCREEN, SCENES and RECESS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from NECESSARY; 9 of them share the top score of 10. YEARS, CASES and ACRES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with NECESSARY letters, the top score is 9, reached by 9. YEAR, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
CAY and CRY are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NECESSARY, 8 points each. ARE, CAN and ANY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NECESSARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with NE · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; CARNEYS and SCENERY (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NECESSARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NECESSARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 199 | 283 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
84 of the 283 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARSEYS, SCENARY, SCRAYES, SCRYNES, CARSEY, ESNECY, SCRAYE, SCRAYS, SCRYNE, CRAYS, SARNEYS, SCRAY and 72 more. 10 of the 283 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CRESSY, CASSENE, SNEERY, EENSY, EYASS, SCRANS, ARENES, YAS, YER and SAN.