Unscramble SCABBINESSES to get 283 words. SCABBINESSES itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SCABBINESSES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 26 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 11 letters.
SCABBINESS tops the 10-letter words in SCABBINESSES at 16 points; next comes BIASNESSES on 12.
CABBIES scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SCABBINESSES at 13 points, ahead of ABSCESS and ABSCISE on 11. ABSENCE and BEANIES are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCABBINESSES, CABBIE leads with 12 points, then ABBESS and ABCEES on 10. SCENES, BABIES and ASSESS are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 5-letter words from SCABBINESSES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CASES, BASIC and BASIS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in SCABBINESSES; 12 of them share the top score of 8. BEEN, CASE and BASE are everyday picks.
Among 54 3-letter words made with SCABBINESSES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. CAN, SEE and ASS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SCABBINESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SC · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ABSCESSES and CABBIES (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SCABBINESSES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCABBINESSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 225 | 283 | 208 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: SCABBINESSES, SCABBINESS, ABSCISSES, ABSCISSE, BECASSES, ABSCISS, BECASSE, SNEBBES, ABCEES, SNEBBE, ABCEE, CASSIES and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: CASSENES, CASSINES, BANCS, BIBES, CASSENE, CASSINE, BANC, BIBE, BESES, SENSEIS, BAES, SENSEI and 5 more.