Unscramble SEMIANNUALLY and you have 361 words, SEMIANNUALLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. LAYMANISE and SEMINALLY are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SEMIANNUALLY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 11 letters.
SEMIANNUAL is the only one of the 10-letter words in SEMIANNUALLY; it scores 12 points.
5 of 22 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMIANNUALLY tie at 13 points; none scores more. ANNUALLY and MANUALLY will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from SEMIANNUALLY, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. ANIMALS, MANUALS and ANALYSE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with SEMIANNUALLY letters; 24 of them share the top score of 11. ANIMAL, EASILY and ALUMNI are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMIANNUALLY, the top score is 10, reached by 24. SUNNY, SILLY and SALLY are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words from SEMIANNUALLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. MANY, EASY and AIMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in SEMIANNUALLY, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. MAY, ANY and MAN are the ones most people know.
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SEMIANNUALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SEMIANNUALLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMIANNUALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 281 | 361 | 270 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
80 of the 361 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAYMANISE, MELLAYS, MELANIANS, MELLAY, MILSEY, MYALLS, SAMELY, YEALMS, INYALAS, LUNYIES, LYAMS, LYMES and 68 more. 11 of the 361 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LAMINALS, LINNEYS, MAUSY, SAMEY, LAYINS, LINNEY, SUMY, LAYIN, LINNY, YAS and MES.