199 words come out when you unscramble CRIBROSE, starting with CRIBROSE itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. CORBIES and SCRIBER are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CRIBROSE by length: 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 24 with 6, 48 with 5, 57 with 4, 47 with 3 and 15 with 2.
6 of 24 6-letter words made with CRIBROSE letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. SCRIBE and SCORER will look familiar.
Among 48 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CRIBROSE, the top score is 9, reached by 5. SCORE, CORES and CRIES are the familiar ones.
BICE, COBS and CRIB are the top 4-letter words from CRIBROSE, 8 points each. CORE, ROSE and RISE will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in CRIBROSE is COB, 7 points; BES and BIO on 5 follow. ICE, SEC and SIR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CRIBROSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CR · ending in SE · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CORBIES and SCRIBER (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CRIBROSE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIBROSE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 199) | 156 | 199 | 146 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 199 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRIBROSE, BORSIC, CORBES, SCROBE, BROSIER, CORBE, CERRIS, CORIES, SBIRRO, BOSIE, BREIS, BRERS and 31 more. 10 of the 199 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SCROB, BROIER, BIROS, BIRO, CORS, ECOS, BES, ECO, SOC and OI.
Each word below uses all the letters of CRIBROSE and one more.