251 words come out when you unscramble BATTLEBUS, starting with BATTLEBUS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are STUBBLE, BAUBLES and BUBALES, 11 points each. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BATTLEBUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 12 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 41 6-letter words in BATTLEBUS, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. LATEST, TABLES and BATTLE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from BATTLEBUS, the top score is 9, reached by 12. TABLE, ABUSE and BABES are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BATTLEBUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. BEST, BLUE and ABLE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from BATTLEBUS, ABB, BUB and EBB tie for first at 7 points. BUT, USE and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BATTLEBUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BAUBLES, BUBALES and STUBBLE (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: BATTLEBUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLEBUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 209 | 251 | 196 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BATTLEBUS, BATLETS, BATTELS, BLATEST, BUBAS, SLUBB, ABBS, ABLETS, BASTLE, BATLET, BATTEL, BLAEST and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BUTTLES, BUTTLE, BEALS, BUTES, BAES, BEAL, BAE, BES, ATS, EST, TES, UTE and 1 more, 13 in all.