288 words come out when you unscramble PRINCIPLES, starting with PRINCIPLES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PRINCIPLES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 37 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 12 with 2.
PRINCIPLE is the only one of the 9-letter words in PRINCIPLES; it scores 15 points.
Of the 37 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PRINCIPLES, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. INSPIRE, PENCILS and PRINCES are the ones most people know.
PRECIP tops the 6-letter words from PRINCIPLES at 12 points; next come CLIPES and CRIPES on 10. PRICES, PRINCE and PENCIL will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from PRINCIPLES, CIPPI leads with 11 points, then CLIPE and CLIPS on 9. PRICE, SPICE and PIPES are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words in PRINCIPLES tie at 8 points; none scores more. PICS, NICE and CLIP will look familiar.
52 3-letter words made with PRINCIPLES letters; 5 of them share the top score of 7. ICE, SEC and PIC are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of PRINCIPLES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLIPPERS, CRIPPLES and PRINCIPE (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PRINCIPLES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 219 | 286 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLIPPIES, CLIPPIE, PIPERIC, CIPPI, CRISPIN, LIPPIES, CLIPES, LIPPIE, PICINE, SIPPLE, SPIRIC, CLIPE and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PRECIPS, PRECIP, PERCS, PERPS, CEILIS, INCELS, PERC, PERP, CEILI, INCEL, RESILIN and LIPE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.