Unscramble ANTIBIOTIC and you have 168 words, ANTIBIOTIC itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ANTIBIOTIC split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 7 with 7, 14 with 6, 31 with 5, 47 with 4, 47 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 9 letters.
4 of 31 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ANTIBIOTIC tie at 9 points; none scores more. CABIN, BACON and BATON will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with ANTIBIOTIC letters, BANC leads with 8 points, then ATOC and BAIT on 6. ANTI, BOAT and ICON are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ANTIBIOTIC, BAC, CAB and COB tie for first at 7 points. NOT, CAN and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ANTIBIOTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BIOTITIC (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ANTIBIOTIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTIBIOTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 168) | 138 | 167 | 132 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
30 of the 168 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIBATION, ACTON, BAC, CONIA, NOTITIA, OBIIT, ATOC, BANT, BITO, BONA, CITO, COIT and 18 more. 6 of the 168 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BITCOIN, BANC, NATTO, OBA, TIAN and OI. 1 of the 168 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: BINT.
Each word below uses all the letters of ANTIBIOTIC and one more.