Unscramble PERNICIOUSLY to get 414 words. PERNICIOUSLY itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PROSILIENCY leads with 18 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34E1R1N12I1C34I1O1U12S1L12Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PERNICIOUSLY split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 14 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
PROSILIENCY is the only one of the 11-letter words in PERNICIOUSLY; it scores 18 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with PERNICIOUSLY letters, PRECIOUSLY leads with 17 points, then PERNICIOUS and PRECLUSION on 14.
9 of 14 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PERNICIOUSLY tie at 13 points; none scores more. PRECISION will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from PERNICIOUSLY, 9 score 15 points, the group's best. POLICIES, PRECIOUS and PERILOUS are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 7-letter words from PERNICIOUSLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. COUPLES, PENCILS and COPIERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words in PERNICIOUSLY, 14 score 13 points, the group's best. POLICY, LYRICS and PURELY are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with PERNICIOUSLY letters; 9 of them share the top score of 12. REPLY, LYRIC and SPICY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PERNICIOUSLY are led by COPY and PYIC, 11 points each. PICS, CLIP and CROP are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 3-letter words from PERNICIOUSLY tie at 8 points; none scores more. YES, CUP and ICE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PERNICIOUSLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
What PERNICIOUSLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PERNICIOUSLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERNICIOUSLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 414) | 301 | 413 | 266 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROSILIENCY, CYPRINES, CYPRINE, RUPICOLINE, CLYPES, CYPRIS, PERCOLINS, PIRLICUES, PONCEY, PYROLISE, CLYPE, CORYLUS and 101 more, 113 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PRICILY, LYRICONS, POLICIERS, COPSY, CRUISEY, LYRICON, PINCURLS, POLICERS, POLICIER, PORCINIS, SOUPILY, CLOSEUP and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.