44 words come out when you unscramble BUZZWIGS, starting with BUZZWIGS itself: 32 in Scrabble, 35 in Words With Friends. BUZZWIG is the best of the shorter words, at 31 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
B34U12Z10Z10W4I1G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BUZZWIGS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 2 with 5, 10 with 4, 23 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 6 letters.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in BUZZWIGS: BUZZWIG, for 31 points.
Keep every letter of BUZZWIGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with BU · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
BUZZWIGS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BUZZWIGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUZZWIGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 44) | 30 | 44 | 25 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWIZZ, GIZZ, ZIZ, SWIZ, GIBUS, GUBS, GUB, WUS, GUS, SUG, UGS, GU and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZUZ, WUZ, GIS, SIG and GI, 5 in all.