198 words come out when you unscramble CLOTHBOUND, starting with CLOTHBOUND itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CUBHOOD, 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34L12O1T1H43B34O1U12N12D2
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CLOTHBOUND by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 7, 14 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLOTHBOUND, BOTCH, BUNCH and BUTCH tie for first at 12 points. BLOOD, COUNT and TOUCH are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from CLOTHBOUND, CHUB leads with 11 points, then BHUT and BOHO on 9. BOTH, CLUB and HOLD are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with CLOTHBOUND letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. BUT, OLD and HOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CLOTHBOUND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CL · ending in ND · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BLOTCH (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CLOTHBOUND 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOTHBOUND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 198) | 154 | 197 | 142 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CUBHOOD, BUNDH, DOCHT, LUCHOT, CHOON, CHOUT, OUCHT, BOOH, CHOU, CHUT, COTH, BOH and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BUTOH, BOHO, HUNDO, OCH, BOULT, DOH, DOOB, DUH, HOLO, HOO, LOC and LUD, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLO.