Unscramble REGRESSIVE to get 228 words. REGRESSIVE itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
R1E1G23R1E1S1S1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from REGRESSIVE split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 8 with 8, 26 with 7, 51 with 6, 51 with 5, 49 with 4, 32 with 3 and 7 with 2.
5 of 26 7-letter words you get when you unscramble REGRESSIVE tie at 11 points; none scores more. SERVERS, RESERVE and REVERSE will look familiar.
Among 51 6-letter words from REGRESSIVE, the top score is 10, reached by 10. SERIES, SERVER and SEVERE are the familiar ones.
7 of 51 5-letter words from REGRESSIVE tie at 9 points; none scores more. RIVER, GIVES and SERVE will look familiar.
The 4-letter words in REGRESSIVE are led by GIVE and VIGS, 8 points each. EVER, RISE and SEES are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of REGRESSIVE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GRIEVERS and SERVERIES (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept REGRESSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGRESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 181 | 228 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: EGRESSIVE, REREVISES, REREVISE, REVERSIS, GREVES, IVRESSE, REVERSI, VEGIER, VIRGES, ESSIVE, GREVE, REVIES and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: SERVERIES, SEVERIES, VIRGERS, VIRGER, VEGES, SERGERS, REGIES, SERGER, SEVS, REGIE, SEV, RESES and 6 more.