Unscramble NINEPENCE and you have 50 words, NINEPENCE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EPICENE leads with 11 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
N12I1N12E1P34E1N12C34E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NINEPENCE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 3 with 6, 7 with 5, 15 with 4, 16 with 3 and 6 with 2. None has 8 letters.
This word has the length of NINEPENCE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with NI · ending in CE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EPICENE (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: NINEPENCE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NINEPENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 50) | 37 | 50 | 37 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
13 of the 50 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NINEPENCE, PICENE, PIECEN, PEECE, PENIE, PENE, PENI, NEP, EINE, EEN, ENE, NIE and 1 more.
This word takes every letter of NINEPENCE plus a single extra one.