Unscramble ACANTHOUS and you have 262 words, ACANTHOUS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ACANTHOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
23 of 42 6-letter words from ACANTHOUS tie at 11 points; none scores more. COUNTS, SONATA and SNATCH will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ACANTHOUS, 25 score 10 points, the group's best. SOUTH, COAST and TOUCH are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in ACANTHOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 15. SUCH, CHAT and CASH are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with ACANTHOUS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. NOT, CAN and HAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ACANTHOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AC · ending in US · all 9-letter words
ACANTHOUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ACANTHOUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACANTHOUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 262) | 189 | 262 | 165 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HUANACOS, ACANTHS, CHATONS, HUANACO, ACANTH, CHATON, CHOUTS, OUCHTS, SANCHO, SCHOUT, TACHOS, CHOTA and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACANTHOUS, CAHOUNS, ANCHOS, CAHOUN, CHANAS, HOASCA, ANCHO, CATHS, CHANA, CHONS, CATH, OCH and 12 more, 24 in all.