Unscramble SUBSIDENCES and you have 291 words, SUBSIDENCES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SUBSIDENCE leads with 15 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUBSIDENCES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with SUBSIDENCES letters: SUBSIDENCE, for 15 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in SUBSIDENCES: SEBUNDIES, 12 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSIDENCES, BEDUNCE leads with 12 points, then BEDUINS and BESIDES on 10. DISCUSS and INDUCES are the familiar ones.
BUNCED and CEBIDS are the top 6-letter words in SUBSIDENCES, 11 points each. ISSUED, CENSUS and SCENES will look familiar.
CEBID and CUBED share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with SUBSIDENCES letters. SCENE, DISCS and BUSES are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSIDENCES, BICE, CUBE and CUBS tie for first at 8 points. BEEN, NICE and DISC are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from SUBSIDENCES, CUB leads with 7 points, then BED and BID on 6. SEE, END and DUE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SUBSIDENCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BEDUNCES (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUBSIDENCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSIDENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 226 | 291 | 217 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
65 of the 291 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEBUNDIES, BUNCED, DEBUSSES, BUNCES, BUNDIES, CUNDIES, DEBUSES, INCEDES, BEINED, BUNCE, INCEDE, SCENED and 53 more. 9 of the 291 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SUNBEDS, SUNBED, UNICED, BEEDI, BESES, SENSEIS, DESIS, BES and EDS.
With one more tile, the letters of SUBSIDENCES spell the words below.