There are 83 words hidden in the letters of AFFECTS, from 10 two-letter words up to AFFECTS (7 letters). For points, AFFECTS is best at 15.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of AFFECTS. AFFECTS has 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 15 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
6-letter words 2
affect14facets11
5-letter words 15
cafes10caffs13caste7cates7cesta7faces10facet10facts10fates8feast8feats8fetas8staff11taces7teffs11
4-letter words 32
aces6acts6ates4cafe9caff12case6cast6cate6cats6east4eats4effs10efts7etas4face9fact9fast7fate7fats7feat7fest7feta7fets7safe7sate4scat6seat4sect6seta4tace6teas4teff10
3-letter words 23
ace5act5aff9aft6ate3cat5eat3eff9efs6eft6eta3fas6fat6fet6sac5sae3sat3sea3sec5set3tae3tas3tea3
2-letter words 10
ae2as2at2cs4ef5es2et2fa5ta2ts2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.