248 words come out when you unscramble PERVASIVE, starting with PERVASIVE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. AVERSIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PERVASIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PERVASIVE letters: AVERSIVE, 14 points.
Among 41 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERVASIVE, the top score is 12, reached by 5. EASIER, PRAISE and VARIES are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from PERVASIVE tie at 11 points; none scores more. SERVE, SAVER and PAIRS will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from PERVASIVE are led by VAVS, VIVA and VIVE, 10 points each. SAVE, EVER and PAIR are the familiar ones.
VAV tops the 3-letter words in PERVASIVE at 9 points; next come PAV on 8 and AVE on 6. ARE, SEE and AIR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PERVASIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AVERSIVE (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PERVASIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERVASIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 190 | 248 | 181 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: PRIEVES, VIVRES, PERVES, PREVES, PRIEVE, VIVER, VIVES, PAREV, PERVE, PREVE, VESPA, ARVEES and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: VAPERS, PERVS, VAPER, VAPES, PERV, VAPE, PERE, SEV and RAI.