Unscramble REGRETFUL and you have 173 words, REGRETFUL itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 10, among them REFUGE, FERRULE and FLEURET. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from REGRETFUL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 22 with 6, 33 with 5, 55 with 4, 46 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with REGRETFUL letters, REFUGE leads with 10 points, then FELTER and FERREL on 9. REGRET, FERRET and REFUTE are the familiar ones.
FUGLE and GRUFE are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble REGRETFUL, 9 points each. REFER, FLEET and FLUTE will look familiar.
FLEG, FRUG and GULF share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from REGRETFUL. FREE, LEFT and TRUE are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with REGRETFUL letters are led by FEG and FUG, 7 points each. GET, LET and FEE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of REGRETFUL for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in UL · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FERRULE, REFUGE and REFUTER (10 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept REGRETFUL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGRETFUL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 173) | 130 | 173 | 123 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FLEURET, FELTER, FEUTRE, GRUFE, RETURF, FERER, FLEG, FLEUR, FLURR, FREET, LEFTE, TERFE and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GLUTE, FE, TEGU, GRR, TURR, UTE and TE, 7 in all.