Unscramble CUPRESSUS and you have 145 words, CUPRESSUS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PERCUSS and SPRUCES lead with 11 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CUPRESSUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 19 with 6, 37 with 5, 45 with 4, 29 with 3 and 7 with 2.
RUSCUSES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with CUPRESSUS letters; it scores 10 points.
SPRUCE tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CUPRESSUS at 10 points; next come CRUSES and CURSES on 8. PURSUE and PURSES will look familiar.
Of the 37 5-letter words from CUPRESSUS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. PRESS, USERS and SUPER are the ones most people know.
45 4-letter words made with CUPRESSUS letters; 8 of them share the top score of 8. USER, SURE and USES are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CUPRESSUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CU · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PERCUSS and SPRUCES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CUPRESSUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUPRESSUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 145) | 110 | 145 | 102 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CUPRESSUS, RUSCUSES, CREPS, PUCER, PUSSERS, CURSUS, PUSSER, RUSCUS, SCUSES, SPUERS, CRUES, PUERS and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERCS, PERC, SEPS, URPS, CRU, SUSES, URP and SUS, 8 in all.