Unscramble PREVENTIVENESS to get 416 words. PREVENTIVENESS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 27 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PREVENTIVES, 19 points. It has 14 letters, 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PREVENTIVENESS split into 1 with 14 letters, 3 with 11, 14 with 10, 22 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 13 or 12 letters.
The best of the 11-letter words in PREVENTIVENESS is PREVENTIVES, 19 points; PRESENTIVES on 16 and SERPENTINES on 13 follow.
Among the 10-letter words made with PREVENTIVENESS letters, PREVENTIVE leads with 18 points, then PRESENTIVE and PRETENSIVE on 15. SERPENTINE is the familiar one.
Of the 22 9-letter words from PREVENTIVENESS, 10 score 12 points, the group's best. SEVENTEEN, INTERVENE and SEVENTIES are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PREVENTIVENESS, EVENTIVE and VETIVERS tie for first at 14 points. PRESENTS, PREVENTS and SPINNERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from PREVENTIVENESS, the top score is 13, reached by 4. PREVENT, INVERSE and STRIVES are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words in PREVENTIVENESS; 6 of them share the top score of 12. EVENTS, SEVERE and SERVES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with PREVENTIVENESS letters are led by VERVE, VIVER and VIVES, 11 points each. NEVER, EVENT and SEVEN are the familiar ones.
VIVE scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PREVENTIVENESS at 10 points, ahead of PERV and SPIV on 9. EVEN, EVER and PETS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from PREVENTIVENESS, the top score is 6, reached by 8. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PREVENTIVENESS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 14-letter words: starting with PR · ending in SS · all 14-letter words
What PREVENTIVENESS means, then the 5 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PREVENTIVENESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREVENTIVENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 416) | 314 | 416 | 289 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
102 of the 416 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRESENTIVES, PRESENTIVE, PRETENSIVE, PREVENES, VERVENS, PEEVERS, PERSIENNES, PREEVES, PREVENE, PRIEVES, SERPENTISE, VERVEN and 90 more. 25 of the 416 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EVENTIVE, PERVIEST, RESENTIVE, EVENTERS, SEVERIES, SIEVERTS, EVENTER, PERVS, SIEVERT, TEEVEES, VENENES, VERSINS and 13 more.