Unscramble CARIOUSNESS and you have 396 words, CARIOUSNESS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 11 shorter words score 11, among them SCENARIOS, NARCISSUS and COINSURES. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CARIOUSNESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 13 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 10 letters.
42 of 54 8-letter words in CARIOUSNESS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SCENARIO and NECROSIS will look familiar.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CARIOUSNESS come to 60, each scoring 9 points. COURSES, CRUISES and CASINOS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from CARIOUSNESS score 8 points. COURSE, ACROSS and CASINO are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words made with CARIOUSNESS letters come to 60, each scoring 7 points. CASES, CROSS and CAUSE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CARIOUSNESS score 6 points. CASE, CARE and ONCE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from CARIOUSNESS, the top score is 5, reached by 23. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of CARIOUSNESS, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COINSURES, CUIRASSES, INCROSSES, INSOURCES, ISSUANCES, NARCISSUS, SAUCINESS and SCARINESS (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CARIOUSNESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARIOUSNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 305 | 396 | 278 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARIOUSNESS, SAUCISSON, CARNEOUS, CASSONES, CERASINS, CRUSIANS, CUISSERS, NOURICES, ROUNCIES, SAUCISSE, SCAURIES, SCOURIES and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INSOURCES, SCARINESS, CAESIOUS, CASSINES, INSOURCE, SAUCIERS, SUNCARES, CANOERS, CASSINE, CONURES, ASCONS, CANOER and 15 more, 27 in all.
This word takes every letter of CARIOUSNESS plus a single extra one.