Unscramble COLUMBINES and you have 342 words, COLUMBINES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COLUMBINES split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 59 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
59 7-letter words from COLUMBINES; 9 of them share the top score of 13. COLUMNS, COUNSEL and SUBLIME are everyday picks.
7 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMBINES tie at 12 points; none scores more. MOBILE, INCOME and COLUMN will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in COLUMBINES, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. MUSIC, COMES and CLUBS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with COLUMBINES letters is COMB, 10 points; BICE and BLOC on 8 follow. COME, CLUB and BLUE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMBINES, the top score is 7, reached by 8. MEN, BIN and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of COLUMBINES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
COLUMBINES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COLUMBINES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBINES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 267 | 342 | 239 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
75 of the 342 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COMBIES, COMBLES, EMBLICS, LIMBECS, COMBLE, EMBLIC, LIMBEC, BEMOILS, COSMINE, EMBOILS, LIMBOUS, MUSCONE and 63 more. 28 of the 342 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COMBIS, BUNCOES, COLBIES, COMBI, EBONICS, LEUCISM, LIMBOES, MESCLUN, UNICOMS, BONCES, CULMEN, UNICOM and 16 more.