361 words come out when you unscramble BALUSTERED, starting with BALUSTERED itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BALUSTERED split into 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
9 of 29 8-letter words made with BALUSTERED letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. RESULTED, REUSABLE and BREASTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BALUSTERED, 39 score 10 points, the group's best. DURABLE, REBATES and DEBATES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from BALUSTERED, the top score is 9, reached by 50. DEBATE, BREEDS and BLADES are the familiar ones.
46 of 60 5-letter words made with BALUSTERED letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. BASED, ABUSE and BREAD will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BALUSTERED; 27 of them share the top score of 7. BEST, ABLE and BASE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from BALUSTERED, the top score is 6, reached by 6. ARE, BUT and RED are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BALUSTERED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BLUSTERED and RESTABLED (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts BALUSTERED, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALUSTERED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 284 | 361 | 256 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BALUSTERED, BATELEURS, BEDERALS, BETREADS, BUTLERED, SURBATED, BATELEUR, BEASTED, BEDERAL, BEDRALS, BETREAD, BLARTED and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RESTABLED, SUBDEALER, SUBTRADE, BEADERS, BEDREST, BLADERS, BLEAREST, EARBUDS, REBASED, RESTABLE, BEADER, BEAUTER and 16 more, 28 in all.