Unscramble AMBASSIES and you have 173 words, AMBASSIES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. IMBASES is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from AMBASSIES split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 19 with 6, 44 with 5, 51 with 4, 36 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 19 6-letter words made with AMBASSIES letters, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. MASSES, MISSES and BIASES are the ones most people know.
9 of 44 5-letter words you get when you unscramble AMBASSIES tie at 9 points; none scores more. BASIS, BASES and SAMBA will look familiar.
Among 51 4-letter words from AMBASSIES, the top score is 8, reached by 7. SAME, BASE and MASS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of AMBASSIES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AMEBAS and SAMBAS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts AMBASSIES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBASSIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 173) | 130 | 172 | 123 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AMBASSIES, IMBASES, IMBASE, SIMBAS, AMISSES, MESSIAS, SIMBA, AMISES, ASSAMS, BAISAS, MAASES, MAISES and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MASAS, MASES, BAES, MASA, BAE, BES and MES, 7 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.