433 words come out when you unscramble TRANSFECTING, starting with TRANSFECTING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from TRANSFECTING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 7 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with TRANSFECTING letters: TRANSECTING, 14 points.
INFECTANTS tops the 10-letter words in TRANSFECTING at 15 points; next come FATTENINGS on 14 and SCATTERING on 13.
FACETINGS and FACETTING share the top score of 15 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble TRANSFECTING. STRATEGIC, TRANSIENT and STRINGENT are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 8-letter words from TRANSFECTING tie at 14 points; none scores more. CREATING, CATERING and FINANCES will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words in TRANSFECTING, FACINGS, FARCING and FENCING tie for first at 13 points. FINANCE, FINGERS and CASTING are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words made with TRANSFECTING letters, FACING leads with 12 points, then CRAFTS and FACERS on 11. FASTER, ACTING and FINGER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TRANSFECTING, 15 score 10 points, the group's best. AFTER, GIFTS and FACTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from TRANSFECTING, the top score is 9, reached by 6. GIFT, FAST and FACT are the familiar ones.
CAF tops the 3-letter words in TRANSFECTING at 8 points; next come FAG and FEG on 7. CAN, GET and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of TRANSFECTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with TR · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FACETINGS and FACETTING (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TRANSFECTING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSFECTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 433) | 350 | 432 | 313 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INFECTANTS, FARCINGS, FATISCENT, FATTENINGS, FRACTING, AFTERINGS, CANTREFS, FRETTINGS, CANTREF, CITRANGES, FARCINS, FERNINGS and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FACETINGS, INFECTANT, FRANCISE, CATERINGS, RAFTINGS, SNARFING, CRINGEST, FENINGA, FENINGS, FERNINST, FINCAS, INTEGRANTS and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.