Unscramble AUTOVAC and you have 42 words, AUTOVAC itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 7 letters: 4 vowels and 3 consonants. All 7 tiles of AUTOVAC in one turn: 62 in Scrabble (12 + 50), 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
A1U12T1O1V45A1C34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from AUTOVAC split into 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 5, 12 with 4, 21 with 3 and 6 with 2. None has 6 letters.
Keep every letter of AUTOVAC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with AU · ending in AC · all 7-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VACUA (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts AUTOVAC, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOVAC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 42) | 30 | 42 | 28 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AUTOVAC, COUTA, TAVA, VAUT, ATOC, OCTA, UVA, CAA, TOC, ATUA, AUA and OU, 12 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAVA and OUTA, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of AUTOVAC plus a single extra one.