Unscramble SALIENTIANS and you have 364 words, SALIENTIANS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are NASALITIES and SALIENTIAN, 10 points each. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SALIENTIANS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 9 with 9, 28 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with SALIENTIANS letters come to 2, each scoring 10 points.
The 8-letter words from SALIENTIANS come to 28, each scoring 8 points. SEALANTS is the familiar one.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SALIENTIANS scores 7. ALIASES, ENTAILS and LISTENS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words in SALIENTIANS come to 60, each scoring 6 points. LISTEN, ALIENS and INSANE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words made with SALIENTIANS letters score 5 points. LEAST, ASSET and ATLAS are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SALIENTIANS come to 60, each scoring 4 points. LAST, EAST and LATE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 3-letter words from SALIENTIANS score 3 points. ITS, LET and NET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SALIENTIANS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SA · ending in NS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with NASALITIES (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SALIENTIANS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALIENTIANS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 291 | 364 | 274 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SALIENTIANS, SALIENTIAN, ANNALISES, LATINISES, SANTALINS, SNAILIEST, ANNALISE, EASTLINS, INSANIES, LATINISE, NAISSANT, SALINISE and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LATINAS, LINNIES, SEITANS, SENITIS, SINNETS, INNIES, INTELS, LATINA, LIASES, INNIE, INTEL, LASSI and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of SALIENTIANS plus a single extra one.