Unscramble SCARCENESSES and you have 279 words, SCARCENESSES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. SCARCENESS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SCARCENESSES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 3 with 9, 12 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 39 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words made with SCARCENESSES letters is SCARCENESS, 14 points; SEARNESSES on 10 follows.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SCARCENESSES, ARCSECS, CANCERS and CREANCE tie for first at 11 points. SCREENS, ESSENCE and CREASES are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCARCENESSES, the top score is 10, reached by 5. ACCESS, SCREEN and CANCER are the familiar ones.
RECCE tops the 5-letter words from SCARCENESSES at 9 points; next come ACERS and ACNES on 7. CASES, SCENE and ACRES will look familiar.
CECA and ECCE share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words in SCARCENESSES. CASE, CARE and CARS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SCARCENESSES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
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What SCARCENESSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SCARCENESSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCARCENESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 213 | 279 | 196 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
66 of the 279 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CREANCES, ARCSECS, CREANCE, ENCREASES, ARCSEC, ENCREASE, RECENSES, SEARNESSES, CESSERS, ENRACES, RECENSE, SCERNES and 54 more. 17 of the 279 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CASSENES, SENESCES, CASSENE, SENESCE, SCRANS, SCRAN, ARENES, EASERS, ARENE, EASER, ESNES, RESES and 5 more.