Unscramble PERSUASIVELY to get 398 words. PERSUASIVELY itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34E1R1S1U12A1S1I1V45E1L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PERSUASIVELY split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 18 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in PERSUASIVELY: ASPERSIVELY, 19 points.
Every one of the 4 10-letter words made with PERSUASIVELY letters scores 15. PERSUASIVE is an everyday pick.
Among the 9-letter words from PERSUASIVELY, PASSIVELY leads with 17 points, then SUASIVELY and SURVEYALS on 15. PLEASURES and SUPERVISE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PERSUASIVELY is VESPIARY, 16 points; AVERSELY and LIVEYERS on 14 follow. PLEASURE and PREVAILS are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words made with PERSUASIVELY letters are led by PEAVEYS, PURVEYS and REPLEVY, 15 points each. PLAYERS, SURVEYS and REVEALS are the familiar ones.
PEAVEY and PURVEY are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERSUASIVELY, 14 points each. PLAYER, SURVEY and PURELY will look familiar.
The 5-letter words from PERSUASIVELY are led by PEAVY, PERVY and PRIVY, 13 points each. EVERY, REPLY and PLAYS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words in PERSUASIVELY tie at 10 points; none scores more. VERY, PLAY and EASY will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with PERSUASIVELY letters are led by IVY and VLY, 9 points each. YES, SAY and PAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PERSUASIVELY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
The meaning of PERSUASIVELY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PERSUASIVELY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSUASIVELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 398) | 304 | 398 | 277 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASPERSIVELY, SUPERVISAL, SURVEYALS, PYRALISES, SURVEYAL, SPULYIES, SYLVIAS, EPULARY, PRIEVES, PULVERS, PYRALIS, SAVEYS and 82 more, 94 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ASPERSIVE, LIVEYERS, PREVALUES, LIVEYER, PERVY, PREVALUE, PAVISSE, SEVERY, PAYESS, RAVEY, SLURPY, VAPERS and 15 more, 27 in all.