Unscramble VARNISHIEST and you have 387 words, VARNISHIEST itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VARNISHIEST split into 1 with 11 letters, 8 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 10 letters.
5 of 50 8-letter words made with VARNISHIEST letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. SERVANTS, SINISTER and VANISHES will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from VARNISHIEST; 13 of them share the top score of 13. HARVEST, HARNESS and SERVANT are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VARNISHIEST, the top score is 12, reached by 17. NATIVE, HEARTS and INVITE are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words made with VARNISHIEST letters; 10 of them share the top score of 11. HEART, EARTH and HAVEN are everyday picks.
HAVE, HIVE and SHIV are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VARNISHIEST, 10 points each. SAVE, HAIR and HEAR will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from VARNISHIEST, 42 score 6 points, the group's best. ARE, HAS and ART are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of VARNISHIEST, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with VA · ending in ST · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VANISHERS and VARNISHES (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts VARNISHIEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARNISHIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 387) | 306 | 387 | 282 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
81 of the 387 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VARNISHIEST, ASHIVER, HIVERS, SHARNIEST, SHEVAS, ARSHINES, HIVER, SAINTISH, SHARNIES, SHERIATS, SHEVA, TRAVISES and 69 more. 24 of the 387 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STARSHINE, SHINTIES, THERIANS, HISSIER, NEARISH, RAVIEST, REISHIS, SHENAIS, ASHINE, HAINTS, REISHI, HAINT and 12 more.