322 words come out when you unscramble BUSTICATES, starting with BUSTICATES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. BUSTICATE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BUSTICATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 14 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 45 7-letter words from BUSTICATES, 12 score 11 points, the group's best. STATUES and BUSIEST are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BUSTICATES; 10 of them share the top score of 10. STATIC, CAUSES and BASICS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with BUSTICATES letters, the top score is 9, reached by 7. CASES, BASIC and CAUSE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BUSTICATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. BEST, CASE and BASE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from BUSTICATES, BAC, CAB and CUB tie for first at 7 points. BUT, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BUSTICATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with BU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
What BUSTICATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BUSTICATES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSTICATES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 272 | 322 | 251 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
50 of the 322 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBACTS, SUSCITATE, SUBACT, BATTIES, CESTUIS, SCEATTS, TIETACS, ABSITS, BACS, BASTIS, BESITS, BESTIS and 38 more. 21 of the 322 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BUSTICATES, BUSTICATE, CUBESATS, CUBESAT, SABICUS, CATSUITS, SABICU, CATSUIT, CUEISTS, CUEIST, TSUBAS, AUTISTS and 9 more.