Unscramble ABSCINDS to get 160 words. ABSCINDS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ABSCINDS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 7 with 6, 35 with 5, 59 with 4, 43 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with ABSCINDS letters: ABSCIND, for 12 points.
4 of 35 5-letter words from ABSCINDS tie at 9 points; none scores more. BASIC, BASIS and BANDS will look familiar.
Among 59 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSCINDS, the top score is 8, reached by 4. SAID, BAND and DISC are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ABSCINDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with AB · ending in DS · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BASICS and CABINS (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts ABSCINDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSCINDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 160) | 131 | 160 | 123 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 29 of them: ABSCINDS, ABSCIND, BACS, SCAND, ABID, BAC, CIDS, SAICS, SNABS, CID, DISAS, SAIC and 17 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: BANCS, BANC, CNIDA, DANS, DAN, DAS, DA and SAN.