137 words come out when you unscramble DUMBSIZE, starting with DUMBSIZE itself: 22 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ZIMBS, 18 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DUMBSIZE by length: 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 6, 22 with 5, 42 with 4, 49 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 7 letters.
ZIMB scores highest among the 4-letter words from DUMBSIZE at 17 points, ahead of BIZE and ZEBU on 15. USED, SIZE and SIDE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMBSIZE, BEZ, BIZ and MIZ tie for first at 14 points. USE, DUE and BID are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DUMBSIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DU · ending in ZE · all 8-letter words
DUMBSIZE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DUMBSIZE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBSIZE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 137) | 109 | 137 | 99 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
28 of the 137 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZIMBS, ZIMB, BEZ, MIZ, BEMUDS, ZE, BEMUD, EMBUS, BUDIS, DEBUS, DIEBS, MUIDS and 16 more. 10 of the 137 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DUMBSIZE, SEZ, MEDS, DUM, SUMI, BES, DESI, MES, UMS and EDS.
Each word below uses all the letters of DUMBSIZE and one more.