Unscramble PUTREFACTIVE to get 338 words. PUTREFACTIVE itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 26 in Words With Friends. FRUCTIVE and PRECATIVE are the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34U12T1R1E1F4A1C34T1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PUTREFACTIVE split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 2 with 9, 20 with 8, 48 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 11 letters.
All 3 of the 10-letter words made with PUTREFACTIVE letters score 15 points.
FRUCTIVE tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PUTREFACTIVE at 16 points; next come FURPIECE and PERFECTA on 15. CREATIVE, PUTATIVE and REACTIVE will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from PUTREFACTIVE, FACTIVE leads with 15 points, then CAPTIVE and PERFECT on 14. PRIVATE, PICTURE and FEATURE are the familiar ones.
FACEUP tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PUTREFACTIVE at 13 points; next come ACTIVE and CAVIER on 11. RECIPE, CARPET and PIERCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PUTREFACTIVE, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. PRICE, AFTER and PEACE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in PUTREFACTIVE, FAVE and FIVE tie for first at 10 points. EVER, FACT and FIRE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with PUTREFACTIVE letters, FAV leads with 9 points, then CAF and FAP on 8. CAR, ACT and FAR are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of PUTREFACTIVE, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with PU · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FURPIECE, PERFECTA and PRAEFECT (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUTREFACTIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUTREFACTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 338) | 259 | 336 | 235 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FRUCTIVE, ERUCTATIVE, FACTIVE, PERFECTI, PRACTIVE, REPUTATIVE, FAUVETTE, PERVIATE, CURVATE, ETTERCAP, PERACUTE, CAVIER and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PRECATIVE, FURPIECE, FAVER, CRUFT, CUVEE, PACIER, TARTUFI, TRICEP, VAPER, VAREC, ATRETIC, CAPRI and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.