195 words come out when you unscramble PREFERENCES, starting with PREFERENCES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. PREFERENCE is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34R1E1F4E1R1E1N12C34E1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PREFERENCES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 12 with 7, 29 with 6, 49 with 5, 49 with 4, 34 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with PREFERENCES letters, PREFERENCE leads with 17 points, then REFERENCES on 15.
The 6-letter words made with PREFERENCES letters are led by FENCER, FENCES and PREFER, 11 points each. SCREEN, REFERS and SERENE are the familiar ones.
FECES and FENCE are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PREFERENCES, 10 points each. SCENE, REFER and PEERS will look familiar.
Of the 49 4-letter words from PREFERENCES, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. FREE, SEEN and FEES are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PREFERENCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with REFENCES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PREFERENCES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFERENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 145 | 195 | 138 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRECEESE, ENFREES, PEECES, PENCES, PERCEN, PERCES, PRECES, CREPS, ENFREE, PEECE, PERCE, RECENSE and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERCS, PERC, PERES, FES, PERE, FE and ESNE, 7 in all.