310 words come out when you unscramble PROVIDENCE, starting with PROVIDENCE itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROVIDENCE split into 1 with 10 letters, 10 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 9 letters.
10 of 37 7-letter words made with PROVIDENCE letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. PROVIDE, COVERED and PIONEER will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from PROVIDENCE, the top score is 12, reached by 7. DEVICE, VENDOR and RECIPE are the familiar ones.
COVED, COVID and VICED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVIDENCE. PRICE, VIDEO and NEVER are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in PROVIDENCE; 6 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, CODE and EVEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with PROVIDENCE letters, the top score is 7, reached by 7. END, PRO and DIE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROVIDENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PR · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PROVINCE (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROVIDENCE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 310) | 237 | 308 | 219 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 72 of them: PROVINED, PINCERED, PRIEVED, PROVEND, COPERED, PERVED, PREVED, PRINCED, PROVINE, EPODIC, PERCED, PERCINE and 60 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: CORVID, COVID, COVINE, PERCID, PERVO, PERV, COPI, DEVI, PERC, CRED, PEDI, VID and 5 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.
This word takes every letter of PROVIDENCE plus a single extra one.