Unscramble RECKLESSNESS and you have 251 words, RECKLESSNESS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CLERKESSES leads with 16 points. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from RECKLESSNESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 29 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 29 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 11 letters.
CLERKESSES is the only one of the 10-letter words made with RECKLESSNESS letters; it scores 16 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RECKLESSNESS are led by NECKERS, SECKELS and SECKLES, 13 points each. SCREENS, ESSENCE and SEEKERS are the familiar ones.
7 of 52 6-letter words made with RECKLESSNESS letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCREEN, KERNEL and SCENES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RECKLESSNESS, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. SENSE, CREEK and SCENE are the ones most people know.
NECK and RECK are the top 4-letter words from RECKLESSNESS, 10 points each. LESS, SEEN and SEEK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RECKLESSNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
The meaning of RECKLESSNESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. RECKLESSNESS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECKLESSNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 182 | 251 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
69 of the 251 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLERKESSES, CLERKESS, SECKELS, SECKLES, SECKEL, SECKLE, KEELERS, KREESES, SKREENS, KEELER, KERELS, KREESE and 57 more. 9 of the 251 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SLEEKERS, SENESCES, SENESCE, EEK, ESNES, RESES, SENES, ESNE and ESSE.