383 words come out when you unscramble PROFICIENCIES, starting with PROFICIENCIES itself: 22 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. PROFICIENCES is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. The 13 letters split into 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PROFICIENCIES by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 12 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in PROFICIENCIES: PROFICIENCES, 21 points.
PROFICIENCE is the only one of the 11-letter words made with PROFICIENCIES letters; it scores 20 points.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words from PROFICIENCIES: CONFISERIE, for 15 points.
OPIFICERS and SPECIFIER share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROFICIENCIES. PRECISION is the one most people know.
Among the 8-letter words in PROFICIENCIES, SPECIFIC leads with 17 points, then CORNIFIC and FORCIPES on 15. FORENSIC and PIONEERS are the familiar ones.
FORCEPS tops the 7-letter words made with PROFICIENCIES letters at 14 points; next come PICCIES and PICNICS on 13. SCIENCE, RECIPES and PRECISE will look familiar.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PROFICIENCIES are led by PICNIC and PICRIC, 12 points each. PRICES, FORCES and SOCCER are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 5-letter words from PROFICIENCIES tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRICE, FORCE and PIECE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in PROFICIENCIES, the top score is 9, reached by 10. FREE, INFO and FIRE are the familiar ones.
FOP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with PROFICIENCIES letters at 8 points, ahead of CEP and COP on 7. PRO, FEE and ICE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PROFICIENCIES for another and you can spell this word:
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What PROFICIENCIES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PROFICIENCIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROFICIENCIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 383) | 279 | 380 | 257 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROFICIENCES, PROFICIENCE, OPIFICERS, CECROPINS, CONFISERIE, CORNIFIC, OPIFICER, CECROPIN, ICONIFIES, SPECCIER, FORINSEC, FORPINES and 91 more, 103 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORNIFIES, PRECONISE, PORCINIS, PSIONIC, ECESIC, EIRENICS, PEREIONS, CERESIN, CIRCS, PERCS, COPI, FIREE and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.