Unscramble PENTICES and you have 215 words, PENTICES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of PENTICES is on the page: PECTINES, each 12 points. The best shorter words score 11: 9 of them, INSPECT, INCEPTS and PECTENS included. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PENTICES by length: 2 with 8 letters, 11 with 7, 24 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 14 with 2.
11 of 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PENTICES tie at 10 points; none scores more. PIECES, INSECT and SEPTIC will look familiar.
Of the 56 5-letter words from PENTICES, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. TEENS, PIECE and SPENT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with PENTICES letters; 7 of them share the top score of 8. TIPS, STEP and PICS are everyday picks.
CEP, PEC and PIC are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PENTICES, 7 points each. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PENTICES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PECTINES (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PENTICES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENTICES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 165 | 215 | 154 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: PENTICES, PECTISE, PEINCTS, PENTICE, PICENES, PIECENS, PEINCT, PENCES, PICENE, PIECEN, PENTISE, CTENES and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: SPECT, ETICS, TECS, TENESI, PST, TEC, TEINS, ESNE, EST, TES and TE.
With one more tile, the letters of PENTICES spell the words below.