Unscramble VIRESCENCE to get 242 words. VIRESCENCE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CREVICES, CERVICES and CRESCIVE lead with 15 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VIRESCENCE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 26 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with VIRESCENCE letters: RECENCIES, for 13 points.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble VIRESCENCE is CREVICE, 14 points; CERVINE and CRIVENS on 12 follow. SERVICE, SCIENCE and RECEIVE are everyday picks.
EVINCE and SCRIVE are the top 6-letter words from VIRESCENCE, 11 points each. SCREEN, SEVERE and SCENIC will look familiar.
CIVES and VICES share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with VIRESCENCE letters. NEVER, SEVEN and SERVE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VIRESCENCE, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. EVEN, EVER and SEEN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of VIRESCENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with VI · ending in CE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CERVICES, CRESCIVE and CREVICES (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. VIRESCENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRESCENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 179 | 242 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
63 of the 242 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRIVENS, SCREEVE, RECCIES, CERESINE, CIVES, ENERVES, SCREENIE, CIVE, EEVENS, ENERVE, NEIVES, RECENSE and 51 more. 9 of the 242 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ECESIC, CERESIN, CIRCS, VERSIN, EENSIER, VINS, SEV, VIN and ESNE.
These 3 words take every letter of VIRESCENCE plus a single extra one.