Unscramble SCRUFFINESS and you have 294 words, SCRUFFINESS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SUFFICERS, 17 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SCRUFFINESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 29 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in SCRUFFINESS: SCURFINESS, for 15 points.
SUFFICERS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with SCRUFFINESS letters; it scores 17 points.
4 of 29 7-letter words from SCRUFFINESS tie at 15 points; none scores more. CRUISES, SUNRISE and SUFFERS will look familiar.
CUFFIN, SCRUFF and SCUFFS share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words from SCRUFFINESS. ISSUES, CRUISE and CENSUS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in SCRUFFINESS, CUFFS and SCUFF tie for first at 13 points. FIRES, CURSE and FINES are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with SCRUFFINESS letters, CUFF leads with 12 points, then EFFS and FIEF on 10. FIRE, FINE and SURF are the familiar ones.
EFF and IFF are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCRUFFINESS, 9 points each. SUN, RUN and FUN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SCRUFFINESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SC · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
SCRUFFINESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. SCRUFFINESS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCRUFFINESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 234 | 293 | 222 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CUFFINS, SCURFINESS, CUFFIN, RUFFINS, RUFFIN, CUISSERS, SURFIES, CRUSIES, CUISSER, FINERS, FUSC, SCRINES and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCUFFERS, SCUFFER, NIFFS, NUFFS, NIFF, NUFF, ENUF, FES, CRU, FE, SUS and UNI, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.