417 words come out when you unscramble PRETENTIOUS, starting with PRETENTIOUS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PRETENTIOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 21 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
PIROUETTES is the only one of the 10-letter words made with PRETENTIOUS letters; it scores 12 points.
Among 21 9-letter words in PRETENTIOUS, the top score is 11, reached by 16. ERUPTIONS is the familiar one.
51 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETENTIOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. INTEREST, PROTEINS and POINTERS will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words from PRETENTIOUS scores 9. PRESENT, PROTEIN and PIONEER are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words made with PRETENTIOUS letters come to 60, each scoring 8 points. PERSON, POINTS and POSTER are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETENTIOUS score 7 points. POINT, PETER and INPUT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words from PRETENTIOUS scores 6. POST, OPEN and PORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in PRETENTIOUS, the top score is 5, reached by 39. ITS, TOP and NET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PRETENTIOUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ENTREPOTS, ENTROPIES, ERUPTIONS, INPUTTERS, OUTPREENS, OUTSPRINT, POTTERIES and PREUNITES (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PRETENTIOUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRETENTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 417) | 315 | 417 | 281 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
102 of the 417 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EUTROPIES, PERTUSION, POTENTISE, OUTPEERS, PERONEUS, PORTIEST, PROTENSE, REPUNITS, RISPETTO, SPINETTE, SPOUTIER, STREPENT and 90 more. 34 of the 417 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INPUTTERS, INEPTEST, INPUTTER, PEREIONS, POUTINES, PRUNIEST, PURTIEST, REPOINTS, INEPTER, OUTSTEP, PEREONS, PERITUS and 22 more.
This word takes every letter of PRETENTIOUS plus a single extra one.