Unscramble PRECIOUSNESS and you have 441 words, PRECIOUSNESS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: CROUPINESSES. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PRECIOUSNESS split into 2 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 14 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
The 12-letter words made with PRECIOUSNESS letters are 2: PRECIOUSNESS itself and 1 anagram, CROUPINESSES. Each scores 16 points.
Every one of the 3 11-letter words in PRECIOUSNESS scores 15.
Among 14 10-letter words you get when you unscramble PRECIOUSNESS, the top score is 14, reached by 10. PERCUSSION and SUPERSONIC are the familiar ones.
11 of 35 9-letter words from PRECIOUSNESS tie at 13 points; none scores more. PROCESSES, RESPONSES and RECESSION will look familiar.
60 8-letter words from PRECIOUSNESS; 19 of them share the top score of 12. RESPONSE, PRECIOUS and ESPRESSO are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in PRECIOUSNESS, the top score is 11, reached by 41. PROCESS, SPECIES and RECIPES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with PRECIOUSNESS letters, 47 score 10 points, the group's best. PRICES, COPIES and RECIPE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRECIOUSNESS, the top score is 9, reached by 36. PRICE, PIECE and SPECS are the familiar ones.
19 of 60 4-letter words from PRECIOUSNESS tie at 8 points; none scores more. PICS, NICE and CORE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in PRECIOUSNESS, the top score is 7, reached by 5. PRO, CUP and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PRECIOUSNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
What PRECIOUSNESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PRECIOUSNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRECIOUSNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 441) | 344 | 439 | 319 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
97 of the 441 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CROUPINESSES, CROUPINESS, ENCOPRESIS, PERICONES, PRESCIOUS, UNPRECISE, CONSPUES, PERCINES, PERSICOS, PERSONISES, PORINESSES, RECOUPES and 85 more. 23 of the 441 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PRECONISES, CREPINESS, PRECONISE, CORPUSES, INSOURCES, SOUPINESS, CERESINS, INSOURCE, PEREIONS, CERESIN, CONURES, PERCS and 11 more. 2 of the 441 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP.
This word takes every letter of PRECIOUSNESS plus a single extra one.