Unscramble CONTRABASS to get 288 words. CONTRABASS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ACROBATS and ABACTORS, 12 points each. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONTRABASS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 9 letters.
25 7-letter words made with CONTRABASS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 11. ACROBAT, CARTONS and SONATAS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from CONTRABASS, the top score is 10, reached by 15. ACROSS, CARBON and ACTORS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABASS, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. ACTOR, BOATS and BRASS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with CONTRABASS letters; 9 of them share the top score of 8. COST, CART and CARS are everyday picks.
BAC, CAB and COB are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABASS, 7 points each. NOT, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONTRABASS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in SS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACROBATS (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTRABASS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRABASS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 221 | 288 | 201 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABACTORS, ABACTOR, BRASCOS, BRASCO, COARBS, SCRABS, ABACS, BARTONS, BASANTS, CABAS, CANTARS, COARB and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BARCAS, SCROBS, BANCS, BARCA, BROASTS, ROBATAS, SCROB, ASCONS, BANC, BROAST, OSCARS, ROBATA and 8 more, 20 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of CONTRABASS plus a single extra one.