Unscramble ASTUCIOUS and you have 185 words, ASTUCIOUS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CAUTIOUS leads with 10 points. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from ASTUCIOUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 12 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in ASTUCIOUS: CAUTIOUS, for 10 points.
48 5-letter words from ASTUCIOUS; 28 of them share the top score of 7. COSTS, COAST and COSTA are everyday picks.
31 of 60 4-letter words made with ASTUCIOUS letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. COST, AUTO and CAST will look familiar.
44 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ASTUCIOUS; 13 of them share the top score of 5. OUT, ITS and ACT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of ASTUCIOUS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AS · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CAUTIOUS (10 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ASTUCIOUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTUCIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 185) | 136 | 185 | 126 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASTUCIOUS, COSTUS, COUTAS, TUSSAC, ATOCS, COITS, COUTA, CUITS, OCTAS, SAICS, SOUCT, ATOC and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SOCAS, SOCA, SOC, TASSO, TOSAS, OUTA, TOSA, ATS, SUS and OI, 10 in all.