517 words come out when you unscramble PRESERVATIONS, starting with PRESERVATIONS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PRESERVATION leads with 17 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PRESERVATIONS split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 12 with 11, 45 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
The best of the 12-letter words made with PRESERVATIONS letters is PRESERVATION, 17 points; RESERVATIONS on 15 follows.
Among 12 11-letter words in PRESERVATIONS, the top score is 16, reached by 4. RESERVATION is the familiar one.
45 10-letter words from PRESERVATIONS; 13 of them share the top score of 15. RESPONSIVE, TRANSVERSE and REPRESSION are everyday picks.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PRESERVATIONS, the top score is 14, reached by 22. INVESTORS, OPERATIVE and INVERTERS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 8-letter words from PRESERVATIONS, 33 score 13 points, the group's best. INVESTOR, OVERSEAS and PREVENTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words in PRESERVATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 32. PRIVATE, PREVENT and PASSIVE are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words made with PRESERVATIONS letters; 26 of them share the top score of 11. EVENTS, NATIVE and PROVEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRESERVATIONS, the top score is 10, reached by 22. NEVER, EVENT and PROVE are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 4-letter words from PRESERVATIONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. OVER, EVEN and SAVE will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in PRESERVATIONS is PAV, 8 points; AVE and AVO on 6 follow. PRO, VAN and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PRESERVATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PR · ending in NS · all 13-letter words
What PRESERVATIONS means, then the 6 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PRESERVATIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESERVATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 517) | 401 | 516 | 361 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVERRIPENS, OVERPARTS, OVERPRESS, OVERRIPEN, OVERTRIPS, PERVIATES, PROVIANTS, SERVANTRIES, STEPOVERS, VAPORIEST, OVERPART, OVERSTAINS and 103 more, 115 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OVERPAINTS, VAPORISERS, ASPERSIVE, OVERPAINT, VAPORISER, ENERVATORS, PERVIEST, ARRESTIVE, ASSENTIVE, ENERVATOR, PAVISSE, PERVIER and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
Each word below uses all the letters of PRESERVATIONS and one more.