Unscramble SUPPRESSIVE and you have 279 words, SUPPRESSIVE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SUPERVISES leads with 15 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUPPRESSIVE split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 31 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 11 with 2.
SUPERVISES scores highest among the 10-letter words in SUPPRESSIVE at 15 points, ahead of SUPERSPIES on 14.
SUPERVISE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with SUPPRESSIVE letters; it scores 14 points.
4 of 31 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUPPRESSIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. VIRUSES, PRESSES and REISSUE will look familiar.
60 6-letter words in SUPPRESSIVE; 6 of them share the top score of 11. ISSUES, SERVES and REVISE are everyday picks.
6 of 60 5-letter words made with SUPPRESSIVE letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRESS, UPPER and SERVE will look familiar.
PERV, SPIV and VEEP share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUPPRESSIVE. EVER, PURE and PEER are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from SUPPRESSIVE are led by PEP, PIP and PUP, 7 points each. USE, SEE and UPS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SUPPRESSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SU · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SUPERVISES (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUPPRESSIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPRESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 219 | 279 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRIEVES, IVRESSES, PERVES, PREVES, PRIEVE, PURPIES, ESSIVES, IVRESSE, PEPSIS, PERVE, PRESSIES, PREVE and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERVS, PERPS, PERV, ERUVS, PERP, ERUV, PERES, SEVS, PERE, SEPS, SEV, URPS and 3 more, 15 in all.