189 words come out when you unscramble RUFESCENCE, starting with RUFESCENCE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is REFENCES, 13 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
R1U12F4E1S1C34E1N12C34E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RUFESCENCE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 26 with 6, 40 with 5, 59 with 4, 43 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in RUFESCENCE: REFENCES, for 13 points.
FENCER, FENCES and FESCUE are the top 6-letter words from RUFESCENCE, 11 points each. SCREEN, SECURE and ENSURE will look familiar.
40 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RUFESCENCE; 4 of them share the top score of 10. SCENE, NURSE and FENCE are everyday picks.
CURF and FUSC are the top 4-letter words from RUFESCENCE, 9 points each. FREE, USER and SURE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RUFESCENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with RU · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; REFENCES (13 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts RUFESCENCE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUFESCENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 143 | 189 | 136 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RUFESCENCE, ENFREES, ENFREE, FUSC, RECENSE, CERNES, CESURE, ECCE, FEENS, FEERS, FEESE, SCERNE and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RESCUEE, ENUF, FES, CRU, FE, UNSEE and ESNE, 7 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of RUFESCENCE plus a single extra one.