There are 59 words hidden in the letters of FRIEND, from 10 two-letter words up to FINDER (6 letters). For points, FINDER is best at 10.
FRIEND is an anagram of FINDER, REDFIN and REFIND, using all 6 letters. FRIEND has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 10 points before any board bonuses.
Anagrams of FRIEND 3
finder10redfin10refind10
6-letter words 4
5-letter words 7
diner6fiend9fined9finer8fired9fried9infer8
4-letter words 19
defi8dine5dire5fend8fern7find8fine7fire7firn7ired5neif7nerd5nide5reif7rein4rend5ride5rife7rind5
3-letter words 19
den4die4din4end4ern3fed7fen6fer6fid7fie6fin6fir6ire3red4ref6rei3rid4rif6rin3
2-letter words 10
de3ed3ef5en2er2id3if5in2ne2re2
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.