Unscramble PROSCRIPTIVE to get 371 words. PROSCRIPTIVE itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PROSCRIPTIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 9 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 11 letters.
PERIPROCTS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with PROSCRIPTIVE letters; it scores 16 points.
The 8-letter words from PROSCRIPTIVE are led by CROPPERS, CROPPIES and PROSPECT, 14 points each. POSITIVE and STRIPPER are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROSCRIPTIVE tie at 13 points; none scores more. VECTORS, COPIERS and STOPPER will look familiar.
COPPER, PEPTIC and PRECIP share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from PROSCRIPTIVE. PRICES, TOPICS and COVERS are the ones most people know.
CIPPI tops the 5-letter words in PROSCRIPTIVE at 11 points; next come CIVES and CIVET on 10. PRICE, TOPIC and COVER will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with PROSCRIPTIVE letters; 6 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, PICS and VOTE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PROSCRIPTIVE, the top score is 7, reached by 7. TOP, PRO and POP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROSCRIPTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CROPPERS, CROPPIES, POSITIVER, PROSPECT and VICTORIES (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROSCRIPTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROSCRIPTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 305 | 369 | 272 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
66 of the 371 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERIPROCTS, PERIPROCT, PROSCRIPT, OVERTRIPS, COPPIES, OVERTRIP, PERIOTICS, PIPERIC, PIVOTERS, SOVIETIC, CORSIVE, IRISCOPE and 54 more. 31 of the 371 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PISCIVORE, PRECIPS, PREVISIT, PRECIP, IVORIEST, PERVOS, POPSTER, IVORIER, PERVO, PERVS, PREOPS, TRICEP and 19 more. 2 of the 371 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP.