Unscramble ABSTRUSENESS to get 379 words. ABSTRUSENESS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ABSTRUSENESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 9 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 11 letters.
ASBESTUSES scores highest among the 10-letter words made with ABSTRUSENESS letters at 12 points, ahead of ANESTRUSES and UNSTRESSES on 10.
Of the 41 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTRUSENESS, 19 score 10 points, the group's best. STRESSES is the one most people know.
60 7-letter words from ABSTRUSENESS; 48 of them share the top score of 9. EASTERN, BREASTS and ENSURES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from ABSTRUSENESS score 8 points. BREAST, ABSENT and REBATE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in ABSTRUSENESS scores 7. ABUSE, BEARS and BEAST are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with ABSTRUSENESS letters score 6 points. BEEN, BEST and BASE are the ones most people know.
27 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTRUSENESS tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, BUT and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ABSTRUSENESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AB · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
What ABSTRUSENESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ABSTRUSENESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTRUSENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 379) | 301 | 377 | 276 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 77 of them: BRUTENESS, STEENBRAS, SUBERATES, SUBTENSES, BRASSETS, SUBERATE, SUBTENSE, SURBATES, UNBRASTE, BARNETS, BASNETS, BASSERS and 65 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: BEERNUTS, BASSEST, BEAUTER, BEERNUT, BUSTEES, NUTBARS, REBASES, BASSER, BUSTEE, EUSTRESS, NUTBAR, REBASE and 13 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: ANESTRUSES. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: TABESES.