Unscramble DUMBWAITERS and you have 384 words, DUMBWAITERS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. DUMBWAITER is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2U12M34B34W4A1I1T1E1R1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DUMBWAITERS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in DUMBWAITERS: DUMBWAITER, 18 points.
Of the 38 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMBWAITERS, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. RESUBMIT is the one most people know.
Among the 7-letter words from DUMBWAITERS, BUMWADS leads with 15 points, then BESWARM and STEWBUM on 14. STEWARD, WARTIME and BRUISED are the familiar ones.
BUMWAD tops the 6-letter words in DUMBWAITERS at 14 points; next come WEAMBS on 13 and DWAUMS on 12. SUBMIT, TIMBER and WAITED will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words made with DUMBWAITERS letters, WEAMB and WEMBS tie for first at 12 points. AMBER, DRAWS and BEAMS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMBWAITERS, WEMB leads with 11 points, then BAWD and DWAM on 10. WIDE, DRAW and WARM are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from DUMBWAITERS tie at 8 points; none scores more. WAS, WEB and WAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DUMBWAITERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DU · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BUMWADS, DRAWTUBES and MIDWATERS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DUMBWAITERS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBWAITERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 384) | 292 | 384 | 277 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 92 of them: DAWBRIES, EMBRAIDS, IMBURSED, UMBRATED, WARBIEST, WEAMBS, AWMRIES, BARDISM, BITUMED, DWAUMS, EMBRAID, IMBASED and 80 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: BUMWADS, MIDWATERS, BUMWAD, MIDWATER, WATERBUS, AUMBRIES, SUBTRADE, WRISTED, ASWIM, DUM, BAE, BES and 3 more.