Unscramble ASCARID to get 111 words. ASCARID itself is a real word: 10 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 10 points: ACARIDS and CARDIAS. 5 shorter words score 9, among them CARDIA, ACARID and CAIRDS. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. ASCARID as a single 7-tile play makes 60 in Scrabble, 10 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ASCARID by length: 3 with 7 letters, 5 with 6, 19 with 5, 45 with 4, 29 with 3 and 10 with 2.
9 of 45 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ASCARID tie at 7 points; none scores more. SAID, CARD and CARS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ASCARID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with AS · ending in ID · all 7-letter words
What ASCARID means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ASCARID is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASCARID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 111) | 84 | 111 | 76 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARDIS, CARDI, CIDS, DRAC, AIDAS, CAAS, CID, DARIS, RACA, RIADS, SAIC, AIDA and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACAIS, CRIAS, ACAI, CRIA, DAS, RAIS, DA and RAI, 8 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of ASCARID plus a single extra one.