Unscramble CRIBELLUM and you have 186 words, CRIBELLUM itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CRIBELLUM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 6-letter words in CRIBELLUM are led by CUMBER, EMBLIC and LIMBEC, 12 points each. LUMBER and RUMBLE are the familiar ones.
CLIMB and CRUMB are the top 5-letter words from CRIBELLUM, 11 points each. CRIME, CRUEL and ULCER will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRIBELLUM, 15 score 8 points, the group's best. CLUB, BLUE and CELL are the ones most people know.
Among 44 3-letter words made with CRIBELLUM letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. ICE, ILL and LIE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CRIBELLUM for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in UM · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLIMBER, CLUMBER and CRUMBLE (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CRIBELLUM is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIBELLUM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 186) | 145 | 186 | 139 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
41 of the 186 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRIBELLUM, RECLIMB, EMBLIC, LIMBEC, BECURL, CRIBLE, UMBREL, UMBRIL, LUMBI, UMBLE, UMBRE, BLUIER and 29 more. 6 of the 186 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MERC, CUM, MULIE, RUBEL, RUBLI and CRU.