Unscramble PENETRANCY and you have 289 words, PENETRANCY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PENETRANCY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
CENTENARY is the only one of the 9-letter words in PENETRANCY; it scores 14 points.
Among the 7-letter words from PENETRANCY, ENCRYPT and PATENCY tie for first at 14 points. PERCENT, TENANCY and CAYENNE are everyday picks.
CREEPY, CREPEY and ECTYPE share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PENETRANCY. CENTER, RECENT and CREATE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with PENETRANCY letters; 4 of them share the top score of 12. PARTY, ENTRY and PEACE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PENETRANCY, PACY leads with 11 points, then CANY and CRAY on 9. YEAR, TYPE and CARE are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 3-letter words from PENETRANCY tie at 8 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and ANY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PENETRANCY for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CENTENARY, ENCRYPT and PATENCY (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PENETRANCY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENETRANCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 228 | 288 | 215 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PENETRANCY, PERNANCY, CRAPY, ENCRATY, PEATERY, PERCEANT, PERENTY, TRANCEY, CENTRY, PETARY, TRYPAN, CATNEP and 48 more. 14 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PACEY, PACY, TRANNY, EPATER, NEPETA, PANEER, PANNER, PERC, TENNY, TRYNA, YEET, YER and 2 more. 1 of the 289 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCY.