289 words come out when you unscramble PERFIDIOUS, starting with PERFIDIOUS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PROSIFIED leads with 15 points. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PERFIDIOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 13 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with PERFIDIOUS letters: PROSIFIED, for 15 points.
The best of the 6-letter words from PERFIDIOUS is POUFED, 12 points; PREIFS and PRIEFS on 11 follow. PERIOD, SPIDER and PSEUDO are everyday picks.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PERFIDIOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. PROUD, PRIDE and DROPS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from PERFIDIOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 5. FOUR, FIRE and DROP are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words in PERFIDIOUS is FOP, 8 points; DEF and DIF on 7 follow. PRO, DIE and UPS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PERFIDIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PE · ending in US · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PROSIFIED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PERFIDIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERFIDIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 216 | 288 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FOUDRIES, FOUDRIE, PREIFS, PRIEFS, PIERIDS, POUDERS, POUDRES, PREIF, PRIEF, PUDSIER, FIDES, FIRIES and 60 more, 72 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PROSIFIED, SIRUPED, DIFS, ESPOIR, PEDIS, POSIER, DEF, DEPS, DIF, DISEUR, PEDI, DEP and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.