Unscramble ANANDROUS and you have 221 words, ANANDROUS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
A1N12A1N12D2R1O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ANANDROUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 20 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 58 5-letter words from ANANDROUS, the top score is 6, reached by 34. SOUND, ROUND and ROADS are the familiar ones.
45 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ANANDROUS tie at 5 points; none scores more. ROAD, SAND and UNDO will look familiar.
Of the 59 3-letter words made with ANANDROUS letters, 26 score 4 points, the group's best. SUN, RUN and SON are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ANANDROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of ANANDROUS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: ANANDROUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDROUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 221) | 163 | 221 | 141 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RANDONS, DOUARS, NADORS, NANDUS, NASARD, RANDON, SUNDRA, DAURS, DOUAR, DUANS, DUARS, NANDU and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANANDROUS, ANDROS, RANDOS, ANDRO, DUNNO, RANDO, UDONS, UNDOS, ANURA, ASURA, DANS, DOSA and 10 more, 22 in all.