Unscramble PROSPECTLESS to get 389 words. PROSPECTLESS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROSPECTLESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 16 with 9, 55 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
The best of the 9-letter words made with PROSPECTLESS letters is PROSPECTS, 15 points; ESTOPPELS and OPPRESSES on 13 follow. PROCESSES and SELECTORS are everyday picks.
The 8-letter words in PROSPECTLESS are led by PERCEPTS, PRECEPTS and PROSPECT, 14 points each. SELECTOR, RESPECTS and ESPRESSO are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROSPECTLESS tie at 13 points; none scores more. PROCESS, RESPECT and PEOPLES will look familiar.
The 6-letter words from PROSPECTLESS are led by COPPER and COPPLE, 12 points each. PEOPLE, CLOSER and ESCORT are the familiar ones.
32 of 60 5-letter words from PROSPECTLESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLOSE, COSTS and CROSS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in PROSPECTLESS, the top score is 8, reached by 21. COST, CORE and PEER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PROSPECTLESS letters, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. TOP, LET and LOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PROSPECTLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PROSPECTS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PROSPECTLESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROSPECTLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 389) | 323 | 389 | 290 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: PROSPECTLESS, COPPLES, POPSTRELS, PORPESSES, COPPLE, PECTOSES, PLECTRES, POPSTREL, PORPESSE, PECTOSE, PLECTRE, PORPESS and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: POPSTERS, PREPOSES, LOPPETS, POPSTER, PREPOSE, LOPPET, PREOPS, SPECTS, STEPLESS, ECLOSES, PERCS, PERPS and 21 more.