There are 66 words hidden in the letters of NICEST, from 11 two-letter words up to INSECT (6 letters). For points, INSECT is best at 8.
NICEST is an anagram of INSECT, using all 6 letters. NICEST has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 8 points before any board bonuses.
Anagrams of NICEST 1
insect8
6-letter words 2
insect8nicest8
5-letter words 12
cents7cesti7cines7cites7inset5neist5nites5scent7senti5since7stein5tines5
4-letter words 22
cent6cine6cist6cite6etic6ices6nest4nets4nice6nite4nits4sect6sent4sice6sine4site4snit4tens4tics6ties4tine4tins4
3-letter words 19
cis5ens3ice5ins3its3net3nit3sec5sei3sen3set3sic5sin3sit3ten3tic5tie3tin3tis3
2-letter words 11
cs4en2es2et2in2is2it2ne2si2ti2ts2
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.