Unscramble VEXEDNESS and you have 100 words, VEXEDNESS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is VEXED, 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from VEXEDNESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 29 with 5, 32 with 4, 21 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from VEXEDNESS is VEXED, 16 points; VEXES on 15 and DESEX on 13 follow. NEEDS, SENSE and SEVEN are everyday picks.
EXED tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VEXEDNESS at 12 points; next come EXES on 11 and DEEV on 8. NEED, SEND and EVEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VEXEDNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VE · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
VEXEDNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VEXEDNESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEXEDNESS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 100) | 73 | 100 | 63 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEEVES, DEEVE, DEEVS, EEVENS, DEEV, EEVEN, EEVNS, EEVN, NEESED, DEENS, DESSE, NEESES and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VEXEDNESS, EXED, XED, SEVS, SEV, ESNES, SENES, EDS, ESNE and ESSE, 10 in all.