59 words come out when you unscramble SISSYNESS, starting with SISSYNESS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. SYNESIS is the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SISSYNESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 3 with 6, 10 with 5, 18 with 4, 18 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with SISSYNESS letters: SYNESIS, 10 points.
Keep every letter of SISSYNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SI · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
SISSYNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SISSYNESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SISSYNESS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 59) | 33 | 59 | 31 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYENS, SYNES, NYES, SEYS, SYEN, SYES, NISSES, NYE, NYS, SENSIS, SEY, SNY and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SISSYNESS and SISSES, 2 in all.