Unscramble PREVENTIBLY and you have 291 words, PREVENTIBLY itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. BREVITY, BLIPVERT and REPLEVY are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PREVENTIBLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
The 7-letter words made with PREVENTIBLY letters are led by BREVITY and REPLEVY, 15 points each. PREVENT, LIBERTY and REPTILE are the familiar ones.
BYLIVE tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PREVENTIBLY at 14 points; next come BEPITY on 13 and EVENLY on 12. PLENTY, INVERT and VERITY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from PREVENTIBLY, PERVY, PRIVY and VIBEY tie for first at 13 points. EVERY, REPLY and NEVER are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in PREVENTIBLY, BEVY leads with 12 points, then ENVY and LEVY on 10. VERY, TYPE and EVEN are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words made with PREVENTIBLY letters, IVY and VLY tie for first at 9 points. YET, TRY and BIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PREVENTIBLY but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BREVITY and REPLEVY (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PREVENTIBLY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREVENTIBLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 225 | 291 | 212 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: PREVENTIBLY, BLIPVERT, BYLIVE, BEPITY, VIBEY, EBRIETY, PERENTY, VINTRY, BERLEY, PEBRINE, PRIEVE, TRIPEY and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: LIVEYER, PERVY, BEERILY, RIBEYE, BLINY, INEPTER, PERV, REBLENT, ELVEN, TIYN, VIN, YER and 1 more.