289 words come out when you unscramble WISHFULNESS, starting with WISHFULNESS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. HUSWIFES is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from WISHFULNESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 7 with 8, 31 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
HUSWIFE and WISHFUL share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble WISHFULNESS. SELFISH and SUNLESS are the ones most people know.
Among 45 6-letter words from WISHFULNESS, the top score is 12, reached by 10. ISSUES, WISHES and FISHES are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 5-letter words from WISHFULNESS tie at 11 points; none scores more. WHILE, FILES and SHELF will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in WISHFULNESS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. NEWS, LIFE and FILE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with WISHFULNESS letters, FEH, FEW and HEW tie for first at 9 points. NEW, SUN and FUN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of WISHFULNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with WI · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
What WISHFULNESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. WISHFULNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISHFULNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 222 | 288 | 207 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HUSSIFS, UNFLESH, WHISSES, HUSSIF, SHELFS, SHUNLESS, WHISS, ELSHINS, FEWS, FISSLES, LUSHIES, SHINESS and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FLUISH, SLUSHIES, SLUSHIE, SWILES, SWINES, SWILE, ENUF, SESH, SHEN, FES, EW, FE and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.