Unscramble COMPLEXUS and you have 236 words, COMPLEXUS itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
C34O1M34P34L12E1X8U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COMPLEXUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
COMPULSE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with COMPLEXUS letters; it scores 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words from COMPLEXUS, MPOXES leads with 17 points, then PLEXUS and SCOLEX on 15. COUPLE, MUSCLE and COMPEL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPLEXUS, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. CLOSE, COMES and MOUSE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPLEXUS, MPOX leads with 15 points, then EXPO and PLEX on 13. COME, COLE and COMP are the familiar ones.
COX, MUX and POX are the top 3-letter words from COMPLEXUS, 12 points each. CUP, SEC and SUM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of COMPLEXUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in US · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COMPLEX (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COMPLEXUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPLEXUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 191 | 236 | 172 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
45 of the 236 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COMPLEXUS, SUPLEX, COMPULSE, UPCOMES, EXULS, UPCOME, EXUL, OPUSCLE, ULEX, UPCLOSE, EXO, CLEMS and 33 more. 19 of the 236 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MPOXES, MPOX, MUXES, PLEX, MUX, CLOSEUP, CUMS, ECOS, EMOS, LOCS, ECO, EMO and 7 more.