Unscramble CARIBOUS to get 219 words. CARIBOUS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of CARIBOUS is on the page: BORICUAS, each 12 points. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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By length, the words from CARIBOUS split into 2 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 22 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
52 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CARIBOUS; 18 of them share the top score of 9. BASIC, SCUBA and COBRA are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from CARIBOUS, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. CARS, BARS and BIAS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in CARIBOUS, the top score is 7, reached by 4. CAR, AIR and BAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CARIBOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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CARIBOUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CARIBOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARIBOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 172 | 219 | 149 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
47 of the 219 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CABRIOS, BASUCO, BORSIC, BRASCO, CABRIO, COARBS, COURBS, COARB, COURB, SCRAB, BACS, CURIAS and 35 more. 23 of the 219 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BORICUAS, BORICUA, SABICU, SCROB, CAURIS, ACROS, BIROS, CAURI, CRIAS, OSCAR, RABIS, ACRO and 11 more.
This word takes every letter of CARIBOUS plus a single extra one.