Unscramble PESTILENT and you have 275 words, PESTILENT itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 10 points, INEPTEST, PENLITES and PLENTIES among them. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PESTILENT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 22 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among 22 7-letter words made with PESTILENT letters, the top score is 9, reached by 14. TENSILE, PETITES and EPISTLE are the familiar ones.
23 of 54 6-letter words from PESTILENT tie at 8 points; none scores more. TITLES, LISTEN and SILENT will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PESTILENT; 41 of them share the top score of 7. SPENT, SLEEP and SPLIT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with PESTILENT letters, the top score is 6, reached by 43. TIPS, STEP and PETS are the familiar ones.
17 of 57 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PESTILENT tie at 5 points; none scores more. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PESTILENT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in NT · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INEPTEST, PENLITES and PLENTIES (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PESTILENT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PESTILENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 213 | 275 | 199 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPINETTE, PENTELS, PENTISE, PETTIES, SPITTEN, NEPITS, PENIES, PENSEL, PENTEL, PETTIS, PITTEN, LEEPS and 50 more, 62 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INEPTEST, LEPTINS, LEPTIN, TELNETS, INTELS, LIPE, LITEST, TELNET, TENESI, INTEL, PST, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PESTILENT and one more.