445 words come out when you unscramble PROVIDENTIAL, starting with PROVIDENTIAL itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEPRIVATION, 17 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PROVIDENTIAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 7 with 10, 34 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in PROVIDENTIAL: DEPRIVATION, for 17 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with PROVIDENTIAL letters is PAVILIONED, 16 points; DERIVATION and INVIOLATED on 14 follow.
Among 34 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVIDENTIAL, the top score is 15, reached by 4. EDITORIAL, DEVIATION and PREDATION are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words from PROVIDENTIAL; 5 of them share the top score of 14. INTERVAL, PAVILION and VIOLATED are everyday picks.
7 of 60 7-letter words in PROVIDENTIAL tie at 13 points; none scores more. PRIVATE, PROVIDE and INVITED will look familiar.
PROVED scores highest among the 6-letter words made with PROVIDENTIAL letters at 12 points, ahead of PAVIOR and PAVONE on 11. VENDOR, DRIVEN and PROVEN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVIDENTIAL, the top score is 11, reached by 4. VIDEO, DRIVE and VALID are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from PROVIDENTIAL; 4 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, LOVE and LIVE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in PROVIDENTIAL, PAV leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. VAN, PET and PIN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROVIDENTIAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEPRIVATION (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROVIDENTIAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENTIAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 445) | 357 | 443 | 319 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 87 of them: PROVANTED, INVIOLATED, PROLATIVE, PROVINED, DIVINATOR, LEVIRATION, PRIVADO, PROVAND, PROVEND, PROVIANT, RANTIPOLED, VAPIDER and 75 more. Words With Friends* skips 37 of them: LOPINAVIR, OVERPAINT, PARVOLINE, INVALIDER, DEPILATOR, PINTAILED, PLATINOID, VARIOLITE, IVORIED, NOVATED, TAPIROID, TARDIVE and 25 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: LARPED. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.