Unscramble CAUTELOUS and you have 259 words, CAUTELOUS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 10, among them AUTOCUES, LACTEOUS and LOCUSTAE. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CAUTELOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 16 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 38 6-letter words from CAUTELOUS, 33 score 8 points, the group's best. CASTLE, CLAUSE and LOCATE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CAUTELOUS scores 7. CLOSE, CAUSE and COAST are everyday picks.
55 of 60 4-letter words made with CAUTELOUS letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. ALSO, CASE and COST will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CAUTELOUS; 20 of them share the top score of 5. OUT, SET and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CAUTELOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with LACTEOUS, LOCUSTAE and OSCULATE (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CAUTELOUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUTELOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 203 | 259 | 187 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: CAUTELOUS, AUTOCUES, ALECOST, AUTOCUE, CAUTELS, OCULATE, SCATOLE, CAUTEL, CLAUTS, CLOTES, COATES, COUTAS and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: COTEAUS, TELCOS, CALOS, CALS, ECOS, LOCS, SOCA, TECS, CAL, ECO, LOC, SOC and 4 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CAUTELOUS and one more.