Unscramble NIGRESCENT to get 369 words. NIGRESCENT itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of NIGRESCENT are on the page: CENTERINGS and CENTREINGS, each 13 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from NIGRESCENT split into 3 with 10 letters, 16 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with NIGRESCENT letters are 3: NIGRESCENT itself and 2 anagrams, CENTREINGS and CENTERINGS. Each scores 13 points.
16 9-letter words in NIGRESCENT; 11 of them share the top score of 12. SCREENING and CENTERING are everyday picks.
Of the 35 8-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGRESCENT, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. ENTERING, GENETICS and STEERING are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 7-letter words from NIGRESCENT tie at 10 points; none scores more. ENTRIES, CENTERS and GENERIC will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words in NIGRESCENT, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. CENTER, RECENT and CENTRE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 5-letter words made with NIGRESCENT letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. GREEN, SCENE and GENRE will look familiar.
CIGS scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGRESCENT at 7 points, ahead of CEES and CENS on 6. NICE, RING and GETS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words from NIGRESCENT is CIG, 6 points; CEE and CIS on 5 follow. SEE, GET and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NIGRESCENT but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CENTERINGS (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NIGRESCENT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIGRESCENT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 369) | 265 | 369 | 239 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CENTREINGS, NIGRESCENT, CENTREING, RECENSING, SCREETING, CREESING, INCENTRES, SCERNING, CENTRIES, CERNING, CIERGES, CREEING and 92 more, 104 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CENTERINGS, CRINGEST, ENTERICS, CERESIN, INCENTS, INCENT, RECITS, CERTS, CIGS, CRITS, ETICS, RECIT and 14 more, 26 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of NIGRESCENT plus a single extra one.