Unscramble PROVIDENT and you have 290 words, PROVIDENT itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PROVINED, 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PROVIDENT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
PIVOTED, PROVEND and PROVIDE share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words in PROVIDENT. PROTEIN, PRINTED and POINTER are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from PROVIDENT is PROVED, 12 points; PRIVET and PROVEN on 11 follow. PERIOD, EDITOR and VENDOR are everyday picks.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVIDENT tie at 10 points; none scores more. VIDEO, POINT and DRIVE will look familiar.
The 4-letter words in PROVIDENT are led by PERV and VOIP, 9 points each. OVER, OPEN and VOTE are the familiar ones.
DEV, DIV and VID are the top 3-letter words made with PROVIDENT letters, 7 points each. TOP, END and RED will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PROVIDENT for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PIVOTED and PROVIDE (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PROVIDENT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 226 | 289 | 211 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
63 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROVINED, PROVEND, PIVOTER, PROVINE, DOVIER, POINDER, PROINED, VERDIT, VINTED, DEVOT, DOVER, DOVIE and 51 more. 15 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERVO, ENVIRO, PERNOD, PERV, PRONED, REPOINT, DEVI, PERNIO, PEDI, VID, DEP, VIN and 3 more. 1 of the 290 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.