Unscramble FACTIOUS and you have 183 words, FACTIOUS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, FIASCO, FACTIS and FASCIO included. It has 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Looking for scoutafi, aifscout or foistcua? They use the same letters as FACTIOUS, so the words on this page are their answers too.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FACTIOUS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 10 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Of the 40 5-letter words made with FACTIOUS letters, 8 score 10 points, the group's best. FOCUS, COAST and FACTS are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIOUS tie at 9 points; none scores more. COST, AUTO and FAST will look familiar.
CAF scores highest among the 3-letter words from FACTIOUS at 8 points, ahead of AFT and AUF on 6. OUT, ITS and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FACTIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with FA · ending in US · all 8-letter words
The meaning of FACTIOUS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FACTIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 128 | 182 | 122 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FACTIS, FASCIO, FUSTOC, FASCI, FICOS, SCUFT, CAUF, FOUATS, FUSC, COUTAS, FASTI, FAUTS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAFS, CAF, SOCA, SOC, ATS and OI, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
These 3 words take every letter of FACTIOUS plus a single extra one.