Unscramble COBALTOUS to get 226 words. COBALTOUS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are COLOBUS, COBALTS and SUBCOOL, 11 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COBALTOUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 22 6-letter words made with COBALTOUS letters, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. COBALT and LOCUST are the ones most people know.
BLOCS, CLUBS and SCUBA are the top 5-letter words from COBALTOUS, 9 points each. ABOUT, COAST and COSTA will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COBALTOUS; 7 of them share the top score of 8. COST, CLUB and COOL are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in COBALTOUS, the top score is 7, reached by 4. BUT, OUT and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of COBALTOUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COBALTS, COLOBUS and SUBCOOL (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COBALTOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBALTOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 180 | 226 | 170 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BASUCO, SUBACT, ABOUTS, BACS, BALOOS, CLAUTS, COUTAS, OCTALS, SCUTAL, ALCOS, ATOCS, BAC and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BOULTS, BOULT, CALOS, CALS, LOCS, CAL, LOC, OBA, SOC and ATS, 10 in all.