Unscramble TENDENTIOUS and you have 370 words, TENDENTIOUS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DETENTIONS, TENDONITES and TEUTONISED, 11 points each. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from TENDENTIOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 10 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Every one of the 3 10-letter words in TENDENTIOUS scores 11.
Of the 25 8-letter words you get when you unscramble TENDENTIOUS, 18 score 9 points, the group's best. UNTESTED is the one most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words from TENDENTIOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 53. STUDENT, OUTSIDE and INTENSE are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words from TENDENTIOUS scores 7. STUDIO, DUTIES and NUDIST are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in TENDENTIOUS come to 60, each scoring 6 points. NEEDS, SOUND and NOTED are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with TENDENTIOUS letters score 5 points. NEED, DOES and SEND are the ones most people know.
34 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble TENDENTIOUS tie at 4 points; none scores more. NOT, ONE and ITS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of TENDENTIOUS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with TE · ending in US · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NONSUITED, OUTSINNED, SONNETTED, STOUTENED, TENSIONED and UNSTINTED (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. TENDENTIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENDENTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 370) | 272 | 369 | 256 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 97 of them: TEUTONISED, DUETTINOS, DUETTINO, DUNNIEST, OSTENTED, OUNDIEST, SIDENOTE, TEUTONISE, UNNESTED, UNNETTED, DENNETS, DETENUS and 85 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: DETUNES, UNTONED, DETUNE, ENSUITE, IDENTS, DINOS, DOUTS, DUNNO, IDENT, DENI, DESI, DINO and 5 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: TENDONITES.