241 words come out when you unscramble NIDIFICATE, starting with NIDIFICATE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from NIDIFICATE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 10 with 7, 27 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
DIETICIAN is the only one of the 9-letter words made with NIDIFICATE letters; it scores 12 points.
DEIFIC tops the 6-letter words from NIDIFICATE at 12 points; next come FIANCE and FICAIN on 11. FINITE and INFECT will look familiar.
The 5-letter words made with NIDIFICATE letters are led by DECAF and FACED, 11 points each. DANCE, CITED and INDIE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NIDIFICATE; 4 of them share the top score of 9. FIND, DATE and FACT are everyday picks.
CAF tops the 3-letter words from NIDIFICATE at 8 points; next come DEF and DIF on 7. CAN, END and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NIDIFICATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NI · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CITIFIED (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts NIDIFICATE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIDIFICATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 188 | 240 | 169 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIDIFICATE, DIACTINE, FICAIN, DAFTIE, FAINED, FECIT, FIATED, CANDIE, ANETIC, CADIE, DEIF, DIACT and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FADEIN, FINCA, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI, CAF, CENTAI, CNIDA, DECAN, DEF, DIF, NIDATE and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
With one more tile, the letters of NIDIFICATE spell the words below.