242 words come out when you unscramble RIVALRIES, starting with RIVALRIES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. RIVALISE, RIVIERAS and VIRELAIS are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 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 RIVALRIES split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 14 with 2.
45 6-letter words from RIVALRIES; 28 of them share the top score of 9. SILVER, SERIAL and SIERRA are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RIVALRIES, the top score is 8, reached by 51. RIVER, LIVES and ALIVE are the familiar ones.
40 of 60 4-letter words in RIVALRIES tie at 7 points; none scores more. SAVE, LIVE and EVIL will look familiar.
48 3-letter words made with RIVALRIES letters; 13 of them share the top score of 6. ARE, AIR and SEA are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of RIVALRIES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RIVIERAS and VIRELAIS (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RIVALRIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVALRIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 195 | 242 | 185 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
47 of the 242 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RIVALISE, VAIRIER, RIVELS, VIRALS, VISIER, VISILE, AVELS, AVISE, RIVAS, RIVEL, SLIVE, VAIRE and 35 more. 10 of the 242 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RAVIER, LEVAS, LEVIS, VLEIS, LAIRIER, LEVS, VLEI, SEV, ARIE and RAI.