Unscramble ERINACEOUS and you have 347 words, ERINACEOUS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CINEREOUS leads with 11 points. 10 letters: 6 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ERINACEOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 16 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with ERINACEOUS letters: CINEREOUS, 11 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ERINACEOUS come to 60, each scoring 9 points. SINCERE and ARSENIC are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from ERINACEOUS score 8 points. COURSE, CASINO and CRUISE are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words made with ERINACEOUS letters come to 60, each scoring 7 points. CAUSE, COINS and ACRES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ERINACEOUS score 6 points. CASE, CARE and ONCE are the ones most people know.
24 of 60 3-letter words from ERINACEOUS tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ERINACEOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with ER · ending in US · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAUSERIE, COENURES, COINSURE, EUCAINES, INCREASE, INSECURE, INSOURCE and NACREOUS (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ERINACEOUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERINACEOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 347) | 254 | 347 | 230 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ERINACEOUS, CARNEOUS, CINEREAS, NOURICES, RESIANCE, ROUNCIES, AIRCONS, CARIOSE, CARNOSE, CERASIN, CEREOUS, CINEREA and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INSOURCE, CANOERS, CERESIN, CONURES, ORACIES, OUNCERS, RACINOS, SUNCARE, CANOER, CAURIS, CONURE, ACROS and 12 more, 24 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of ERINACEOUS and one more.