Unscramble CATACOMBS and you have 198 words, CATACOMBS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
C34A1T1A1C34O1M34B34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CATACOMBS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 19 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with CATACOMBS letters: CATACOMB, for 16 points.
Of the 19 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CATACOMBS, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. COMBAT and MASCOT are the ones most people know.
6 of 43 5-letter words from CATACOMBS tie at 11 points; none scores more. COAST, COSTA and BOATS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CATACOMBS, COMB leads with 10 points, then ABAC and ACCA on 8. MOST, COST and BOAT are the familiar ones.
52 3-letter words from CATACOMBS; 8 of them share the top score of 7. ACT, SAT and CAT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CATACOMBS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in BS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of CATACOMBS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CATACOMBS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATACOMBS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 198) | 150 | 198 | 138 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MOBCAST, BACCAS, BACCOS, BOCCAS, CABOCS, OCCAMS, ACCOAST, BACCO, BOCCA, CABOC, OCCAM, SCAMTO and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COMSAT, SATCOM, CAMOS, CAMO, MASA, OBAS, OMAS, OBA, OMA, SOC, SOM and ATS, 12 in all.