243 words come out when you unscramble BLACKOUTS, starting with BLACKOUTS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 16: 5 of them, BLACKOUT, BACKLOTS and BACKOUTS included. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BLACKOUTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 8 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
BLACKS, BLOCKS and BUCKOS are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BLACKOUTS, 14 points each. COBALT and LOCUST will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from BLACKOUTS, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. ABOUT, BLACK and STOCK are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with BLACKOUTS letters, BACK, BOCK and BUCK tie for first at 12 points. CLUB, TALK and TASK are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BLACKOUTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. BUT, ACT and ASK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BLACKOUTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BL · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
What BLACKOUTS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
BLACKOUTS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKOUTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 191 | 243 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 52 of them: SUBTACK, BAUKS, BOAKS, BOUKS, CAUKS, BASUCO, BAUK, BOAK, BOKS, BOUK, CAUK, STALKO and 40 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: BACKLOTS, BACKLOT, BUCKOS, TOCKS, OTAKUS, TOCK, ACK, OTAKU, BOULTS, SKOL, SUK, OK and 5 more.