216 words come out when you unscramble AMBAGIOUS, starting with AMBAGIOUS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BIGAMOUS, GAMBUSIA and SUBIMAGO lead with 13 points. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from AMBAGIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 4 with 7, 16 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Among 44 5-letter words from AMBAGIOUS, the top score is 10, reached by 4. SIGMA, SAMBA and BOGUS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from AMBAGIOUS is GAMB, 9 points; AMBO and BAMS on 8 follow. BAGS, BUGS and AIMS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words in AMBAGIOUS, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. BIG, AGO and SUB are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of AMBAGIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of AMBAGIOUS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
AMBAGIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBAGIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 216) | 172 | 216 | 156 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 216 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBIMAGO, GAMBOS, BAGUIOS, GAMBO, AGAMIS, BAGUIO, BISOM, BOMAS, OMBUS, SIMBA, AGAMI, BOMA and 32 more. 16 of the 216 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AMBAGIOUS, BIGOS, BIOGS, ASIAGO, BIOG, MASA, MUSO, OBAS, MOI, OBA, OMA, SOM and 4 more.