Unscramble VARIANCES and you have 290 words, VARIANCES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VARIANCES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
25 7-letter words made with VARIANCES letters; 12 of them share the top score of 12. ARSENIC and CAVERNS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VARIANCES, the top score is 11, reached by 18. CANVAS, VARIES and CAIRNS are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 5-letter words from VARIANCES tie at 10 points; none scores more. ACRES, SAVER and CARES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from VARIANCES, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. CASE, CARE and SAVE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words in VARIANCES is VAC, 8 points; AVA and AVE on 6 follow. ARE, CAN and CAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of VARIANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The meaning of VARIANCES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VARIANCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARIANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 234 | 290 | 216 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARVIES, CAVIERS, CRIVENS, INCAVES, CAVIER, INCAVE, VRAICS, AVENIRS, CIVES, VRAIC, AVENIR, CERASIN and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AIRVACS, AIRVAC, VARECS, CAVAS, SARCINAE, VAREC, CAVA, SARCINA, VARIAS, VERSIN, ACAIS, NAVS and 6 more, 18 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of VARIANCES plus a single extra one.