Unscramble EMBOUNDS and you have 231 words, EMBOUNDS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EMBOUNDS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EMBOUNDS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SOUND, MOUSE and BONUS will look familiar.
DUMB scores highest among the 4-letter words from EMBOUNDS at 9 points, ahead of BUMS and MOBE on 8. MENU, MODE and BOND are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in EMBOUNDS, BUM and MOB tie for first at 7 points. END, MEN and DUE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EMBOUNDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with EM · ending in DS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEMOBS, DUMBOS, NUMBED and UMBONES (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts EMBOUNDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBOUNDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 189 | 231 | 172 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMBOUNDS, EMBOUND, BEMUDS, BEMUD, BONUSED, SUBMEN, BOUNED, DUMOSE, EMBUS, MEBOS, MOBES, OMBUS and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DUMBOS, DUMBO, MENUDOS, MENUDO, SUNBED, DOBES, DOBE, MEDS, DUM, EMOS, MUSO, BES and 5 more, 17 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of EMBOUNDS spell the words below.