Jumble solved
Is PETITIONS a word? Yes.
PETITIONS is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 9 letters, worth 11 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 261 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 261
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (E, I, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (P, T, T, N, S).
Anagrams of PETITIONS
2 words use all 9 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- petitions
- pointiest
9-letter words
2 words found8-letter words
2 words found7-letter words
12 words found6-letter words
30 words found+ 15 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
62 words found+ 47 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
81 words found+ 66 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
51 words found+ 36 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
21 words found+ 6 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside PETITIONS
Without moving a single letter, reading petitions straight through uncovers 8 shorter words — petition, petit, ions, titi, ion, ons, and more. The longest unbroken run is petition.
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Same letters, different word: unscramble pointiest.
Shorter words inside PETITIONS — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to PETITIONS
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and petitions opens up 2 10-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
9
Distinct
7
Vowels
44%
E, I, I, O
Consonants
56%
P, T, T, N, S
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Solving PETITIONS: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters petitions?
Rearranging the 9 letters in petitions produces 261 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 9-letter answer petitions here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does petitions have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 9 letters, petitions can be rearranged into 2 words: petitions and pointiest. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from petitions?
The longest solutions run to 9 letters: petitions and pointiest. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from petitions?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: petitions yields ens, eon, est, ins, ion, its, net, nip, nit and nos. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Which word from petitions scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, petitions is the top scorer from petitions at 11 points, followed by pointiest (11), nepotist (10) and petition (10). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside petitions?
Read left to right without moving any letters and petitions already contains 8 shorter words: petition, petit, ions, titi, ion and ons (plus 2 more). The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is petition. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.