Unscramble CONTRABASSIST and you have 430 words, CONTRABASSIST itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONTRABASSIST split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 11, 7 with 10, 31 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in CONTRABASSIST: ABSTRACTIONS, 16 points.
Among the 11-letter words made with CONTRABASSIST letters, ABSTRACTION and CONTRABASSI tie for first at 15 points.
CONTRABASS tops the 10-letter words from CONTRABASSIST at 14 points; next come CASSATIONS and CASTRATION on 12.
Of the 31 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABASSIST, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. ASSISTANT, ABSTRACTS and CONTRASTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABASSIST, the top score is 12, reached by 13. ABSTRACT, CONTRAST and CONSISTS are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words from CONTRABASSIST; 18 of them share the top score of 11. ACTIONS, ACROBAT and BOTANIC are everyday picks.
27 of 60 6-letter words in CONTRABASSIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. ACTION, ACROSS and CARBON will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with CONTRABASSIST letters, the top score is 9, reached by 25. BASIC, BASIS and ACTOR are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABASSIST; 10 of them share the top score of 8. BORN, BOAT and BARS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from CONTRABASSIST are led by BAC, CAB and COB, 7 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTRABASSIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ST · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ABSTRACTIONS (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CONTRABASSIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRABASSIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 430) | 325 | 429 | 292 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRABASSI, ABACTORS, BOTANICS, CROSSBIT, NARCOTISTS, STACATIONS, ABACTOR, ABSCISS, ARCANISTS, BAROSTATS, BORSICS, BRASCOS and 93 more, 105 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CASSATIONS, BICORNS, CASSATION, CROSTATAS, SORBITANS, BARCAS, BARISTAS, CANTORIS, CARNITAS, CASSINAS, CORTINAS, CROSTATA and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.
This word takes every letter of CONTRABASSIST plus a single extra one.