Unscramble PERSISTENCE and you have 408 words, PERSISTENCE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 14 points, CREEPINESS, EPICENTERS and EPICENTRES among them. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERSISTENCE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 10, 26 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
4 of 5 10-letter words in PERSISTENCE tie at 14 points; none scores more.
Of the 26 9-letter words made with PERSISTENCE letters, 14 score 13 points, the group's best.
27 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PERSISTENCE tie at 12 points; none scores more. PRESENCE, PRESENTS and RECEIPTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from PERSISTENCE, 37 score 11 points, the group's best. PERCENT, RESPECT and SPECIES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERSISTENCE; 33 of them share the top score of 10. CENTER, PRICES and CENTRE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PERSISTENCE, 20 score 9 points, the group's best. PRICE, PIECE and SPECS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in PERSISTENCE; 9 of them share the top score of 8. PICS, NICE and CENT are everyday picks.
CEP, PEC and PIC share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with PERSISTENCE letters. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PERSISTENCE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PE · ending in CE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CREEPINESS, EPICENTERS, EPICENTRES and REINSPECTS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PERSISTENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSISTENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 408) | 320 | 406 | 294 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIECENERS, SPECTRINS, PECTISES, PENTICES, PERCINES, PIECENER, SERPENTISE, SPECTRIN, CERESINES, PECTISE, PEINCTS, PENTICE and 76 more, 88 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EPICENTRES, CREPINESS, EPICENTRE, SCENESTER, CERESINS, ENTERICS, SPECTS, TRICEP, CERESIN, INEPTER, PERCS, SNEERIEST and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PERSISTENCE and one more.