209 words come out when you unscramble BUGBEARS, starting with BUGBEARS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. BUGBEAR and GABBERS are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BUGBEARS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 14 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
57 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BUGBEARS; 7 of them share the top score of 9. ABUSE, BABES and USAGE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from BUGBEARS, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. BASE, GEAR and BEAR are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with BUGBEARS letters are led by ABB, BUB and EBB, 7 points each. ARE, AGE and BAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of BUGBEARS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with BU · ending in RS · all 8-letter words
BUGBEARS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BUGBEARS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUGBEARS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 164 | 209 | 158 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BEGARS, BUBAS, GARBES, GEBURS, ABBS, BEGAR, BUBA, BUSERA, GARBE, GEBUR, ABB, ABERS and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BURB, BAES, AREG, BAE, BES and AGS, 6 in all.