Unscrambling the letters in LIFE makes 12 valid words. Here is the full breakdown — longest words, top Scrabble scores, and every word grouped by length (highest-scoring first).
12total words
FILElongest (4 letters)
FILEtop score (7 pts)
2 / 2vowels / consonants
Word lengths: 4-letter (3), 3-letter (5), 2-letter (4).