291 words come out when you unscramble VICIOUSNESS, starting with VICIOUSNESS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, INVOICES, UNVOICES and VISCOSES lead with 13 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VICIOUSNESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 8 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
8 of 36 7-letter words made with VICIOUSNESS letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. SESSION, CUISINE and INVOICE will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from VICIOUSNESS, the top score is 11, reached by 8. ISSUES, VISION and CENSUS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VICIOUSNESS, 9 score 10 points, the group's best. ISSUE, VOICE and NOISE are the ones most people know.
CIVE, COVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words made with VICIOUSNESS letters, 9 points each. ONCE, NICE and ONES will look familiar.
Of the 49 3-letter words you get when you unscramble VICIOUSNESS, 8 score 6 points, the group's best. ONE, USE and SUN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VICIOUSNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with VI · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
What VICIOUSNESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. VICIOUSNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICIOUSNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 226 | 290 | 210 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
64 of the 291 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VISCINS, VISCIN, CIVES, ICONISES, INVIOUS, CESIOUS, CIVE, COSSIES, ICONISE, VISIES, VISNES, VISONS and 52 more. 16 of the 291 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COVINES, COVINE, VEINOUS, NICOISE, VENUS, SEVS, SOCES, VINS, ECOS, SEV, VIN, ECO and 4 more. 1 of the 291 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.