Unscramble DATACOMMS and you have 170 words, DATACOMMS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. COMMATA is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2A1T1A1C34O1M34M34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DATACOMMS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 27 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DATACOMMS are led by COMMA and COMMS, 11 points each. COAST, COSTA and ATOMS are the familiar ones.
COMM tops the 4-letter words from DATACOMMS at 10 points; next come AMMO and CAMA on 8. MOST, DATA and COST will look familiar.
Of the 54 3-letter words made with DATACOMMS letters, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. ACT, SAT and ADS are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of DATACOMMS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in MS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COMMATA (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DATACOMMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATACOMMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 170) | 148 | 170 | 128 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DATACOMMS, SCAMTO, MACAS, CAMA, COMS, MACA, ATMOS, ATOCS, OCTAS, ATOC, CAAS, MAAS and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MADTOMS, COMMS, MADTOM, COMM, COMSAT, SATCOM, CAMOS, CAMO, MAMS, MAM, MASA, OMAS and 8 more, 20 in all.