316 words come out when you unscramble BUCCANIERS, starting with BUCCANIERS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are BUCCANIER and UNACERBIC, 15 points each. 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 BUCCANIERS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 11 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Among 39 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BUCCANIERS, the top score is 13, reached by 6. CANCERS and ARSENIC are the familiar ones.
CUBICA and CUBICS share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from BUCCANIERS. CANCER, SCENIC and CIRCUS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BUCCANIERS, CUBIC leads with 11 points, then ACERB and BANCS on 9. BASIC, ABUSE and BRAIN are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words from BUCCANIERS tie at 8 points; none scores more. BASE, BEAR and BARS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in BUCCANIERS are led by BAC, CAB and CUB, 7 points each. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BUCCANIERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with BU · ending in RS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with UNACERBIC (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BUCCANIERS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCCANIERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 316) | 251 | 316 | 236 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BUCCANIERS, BUCCANIER, BUCCINAS, BUCCINA, CUBICAS, CUBICA, ACCURSE, CABRIES, CARBIES, CUBANES, ANBURIES, ARCSEC and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UNACERBIC, BACCIES, SABICU, BANCS, CIRCS, SUNCARE, BANC, BINERS, CAURIS, BINER, BAES, BUNA and 3 more, 15 in all.