Unscramble ABSTRACTS and you have 164 words, ABSTRACTS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ABSTRACT, 12 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
A1B34S1T1R1A1C34T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ABSTRACTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 22 with 6, 48 with 5, 50 with 4, 31 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with ABSTRACTS letters: ABSTRACT, for 12 points.
8 of 48 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTRACTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. START, STARS and BRASS will look familiar.
Of the 50 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTRACTS, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. CART, STAR and CARS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ABSTRACTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AB · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
ABSTRACTS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ABSTRACTS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTRACTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 164) | 122 | 164 | 119 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
42 of the 164 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCRABS, ABACS, CABAS, SCRAB, ABAC, BACS, BATTAS, BRASTS, CABA, CARTAS, SCRATS, ARBAS and 30 more. 3 of the 164 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BARCAS, BARCA and ATS.