285 words come out when you unscramble PROVISIONARY, starting with PROVISIONARY itself: 20 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PROVISORY, 17 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PROVISIONARY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 9, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVISIONARY is SYNOVIA, 13 points; PAVIORS and PROVISO on 12 follow. ASPIRIN and SOPRANO are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from PROVISIONARY, VAPORY leads with 14 points, then SAVORY on 12 and PARVIS on 11. VISION, PRISON and POISON are the familiar ones.
PRIVY scores highest among the 5-letter words made with PROVISIONARY letters at 13 points, ahead of IVORY and OVARY on 11. SORRY, SPRAY and VAPOR are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVISIONARY, NAVY, VARY and VINY tie for first at 10 points. VISA, NOVA and PAYS are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from PROVISIONARY, IVY leads with 9 points, then PAV and PAY on 8. ANY, SAY and PRO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROVISIONARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VAPORY (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROVISIONARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVISIONARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 285) | 213 | 284 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
71 of the 285 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROVISOR, AVOISION, POYSON, PROYNS, VAIRY, PIONY, PIOYS, PROYN, ROOPY, SNIPY, VIRINOS, VOIPS and 59 more. 15 of the 285 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PYROS, PYRO, RAPINIS, PORINS, NAVS, VINS, NAV, VIN, YAS, APO, OPA, POO and 3 more. 1 of the 285 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.