Unscramble PLAINNESS and you have 287 words, PLAINNESS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. PAINLESS and SPANIELS are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34L12A1I1N12N12E1S1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PLAINNESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
20 of 25 7-letter words in PLAINNESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. SAPIENS and SPANIEL will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAINNESS, 47 score 8 points, the group's best. PANELS, PLAINS and PLANES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from PLAINNESS scores 7. PLANS, PANEL and PLAIN are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from PLAINNESS come to 60, each scoring 6 points. PLAN, PASS and PAIN are the familiar ones.
24 of 60 3-letter words in PLAINNESS tie at 5 points; none scores more. INN, ASS and SEA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PLAINNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of PLAINNESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PLAINNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAINNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 245 | 287 | 236 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASPINES, LAIPSES, PENNALS, ASPINE, LAIPSE, PENNAL, PILEAS, SPAINS, SPANES, SPEALS, SPIALS, SPINAE and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PINLESS, LIPAS, PALIS, LIASES, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, SEPS and SAN, 9 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PLAINNESS and one more.