Unscramble RIVALISES to get 263 words. RIVALISES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 11 points, REVISALS, RIVALESS and RIVALISE among them. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RIVALISES split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 21 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Of the 21 7-letter words in RIVALISES, 13 score 10 points, the group's best. SERIALS is the one most people know.
52 6-letter words from RIVALISES; 33 of them share the top score of 9. SILVER, SERIAL and RAISES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RIVALISES, the top score is 8, reached by 52. LIVES, ALIVE and LIVER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from RIVALISES, 42 score 7 points, the group's best. SAVE, LIVE and EVIL are the ones most people know.
Among 50 3-letter words in RIVALISES, the top score is 6, reached by 13. ARE, AIR and ASS are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of RIVALISES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REVISALS and VIRELAIS (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RIVALISES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVALISES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 210 | 263 | 199 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
53 of the 263 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RIVALISES, RIVALESS, RIVALISE, VESSAIL, VISIERS, VISILES, AVISES, RIVELS, SLIVES, VIRALS, VISIER, VISIES and 41 more. 11 of the 263 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VERSALS, LEVAS, LEVIS, VLEIS, LEVS, SEVS, VLEI, LIASES, SEV, ARIE and RAI.
Each word below uses all the letters of RIVALISES and one more.