Unscramble PREDECESSORS and you have 366 words, PREDECESSORS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PREDECESSOR and REPROCESSED lead with 16 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PREDECESSORS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 4 with 10, 23 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 15 with 2.
PREDECESSOR and REPROCESSED are the top 11-letter words in PREDECESSORS, 16 points each.
PROCEEDERS scores highest among the 10-letter words made with PREDECESSORS letters at 15 points, ahead of PROCESSERS on 14 and DEPRESSORS on 13.
4 of 23 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PREDECESSORS tie at 14 points; none scores more. PROCESSES, PROCESSED and REPRESSED will look familiar.
PRECEDES, PRECODES and PROCEEDS share the top score of 13 among the 8-letter words from PREDECESSORS. ESPRESSO, RECESSED and DRESSERS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words made with PREDECESSORS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 12. PROCESS, RECORDS and PROCEED are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PREDECESSORS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. RECORD, SCORED and SPEEDS are the familiar ones.
COPED tops the 5-letter words from PREDECESSORS at 10 points; next come CEPES and COPER on 9. SPEED, CROSS and CODES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in PREDECESSORS, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. CODE, DEEP and CORE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with PREDECESSORS letters, CEP, COP and PEC tie for first at 7 points. SEE, RED and PRO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PREDECESSORS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in RS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REPROCESSED (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PREDECESSORS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREDECESSORS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 302 | 366 | 283 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COPERED, CORPSED, PEDEREROS, PEDREROES, SCORPERS, SCREEDERS, COPSED, PEDERERO, PEDREROS, PERCED, REREDOSSES, SCORPER and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PROCEEDERS, PROCEEDER, PROCESSERS, PROCESSER, CREEPED, PERCS, CREDS, PERC, CRED, DEPS, CORS, DEP and 7 more, 19 in all.