343 words come out when you unscramble ABSTRUSELY, starting with ABSTRUSELY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. SUBSTYLAR is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ABSTRUSELY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 14 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTRUSELY, the top score is 12, reached by 10. BREASTS, BLASTER and ESTUARY are the familiar ones.
35 of 60 6-letter words from ABSTRUSELY tie at 11 points; none scores more. BEAUTY, BUYERS and REALTY will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from ABSTRUSELY, the top score is 10, reached by 28. EARLY, BUYER and BYTES are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 4-letter words in ABSTRUSELY tie at 9 points; none scores more. EASY, SAYS and STAY will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with ABSTRUSELY letters; 6 of them share the top score of 8. BUT, BUY and YES are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ABSTRUSELY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AB · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
What ABSTRUSELY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ABSTRUSELY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTRUSELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 343) | 265 | 343 | 247 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: SUBSTYLAR, LABRYSES, SUBSTYLE, BAETYLS, ABSEYS, BAETYL, BAYLES, BERAYS, LABRYS, RYBATS, UBERTY, ABSEY and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: BAYEST, BURSTY, BYSSAL, BAYER, BUSTLERS, EUSTASY, SALTERY, BUSTLER, SABLEST, EYASS, LASSY, RYUS and 6 more.