tertiaries needs no unscrambling at all — the ten-letter word is already the strongest play its own letters allow, banking 10 points in Scrabble as it stands. In all, 327 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
tertiaries is the highest-scoring word from tertiaries, worth 10 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 327 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Only one ten-letter word uses the letters in tertiaries — and it is tertiaries itself. No unscrambling is needed: the word is already playable as written, worth 10 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling tertiaries turns up 2 nine-letter words. No common everyday answer stands out among these nine-letter results, so let the score decide: the highest-scoring words are arteritis and irritates, each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
There are 12 eight-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in tertiaries. No common everyday answer stands out among these eight-letter results, so let the score decide: the highest-scoring words are ariettes, arteries, irritate and 9 more, each worth 8 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in tertiaries produces 38 valid seven-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with retires, starter, and tastier. For points, 38 words tie at 7 points, including retires, starter and tastier.
Unscrambling tertiaries turns up 70 six-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with arrest, artist and easier. For points, 70 words tie at 6 points, including arrest, artist and easier.
There are 72 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in tertiaries. If a familiar word is all you need, start with erase, raise and rates. For points, 72 words tie at 5 points, including erase, raise and rates.
Rearranging the letters in tertiaries produces 69 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with airs, arts and ears. For points, 69 words tie at 4 points, including airs, arts and ears.
Unscrambling tertiaries turns up 48 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with air, are and art. For points, 48 words tie at 3 points, including air, are and art.
There are 15 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in tertiaries. If a familiar word is all you need, start with as, at, is, and it. For points, 15 words tie at 2 points, including as, at and is.
4 eleven-letter words can be made using all the letters in tertiaries plus one additional letter.
tertiaries is in the NWL, the official Scrabble word list for North America, and in the Words With Friends dictionary, so it's playable exactly as it stands and needs no unscrambling.
Both totals match, because every tile in tertiaries carries the same value on a Scrabble board and on a Words With Friends board.
tertiaries is the only ten-letter word the same letters produce. No arrangement of the same tiles scores higher in Scrabble, so playing tertiaries unchanged also takes the maximum points these letters offer.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is tertiaries, worth 10 points in Scrabble, and no other word from tertiaries earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in tertiaries produce 327 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 ten-letter word, 2 nine-letter words, 12 eight-letter words, 38 seven-letter words, 70 six-letter words, 72 five-letter words, 69 four-letter words, 48 three-letter words and 15 two-letter words.