293 words come out when you unscramble FACTIOUSLY, starting with FACTIOUSLY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are FACULTY and COALIFY, 15 points each. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
F4A1C34T1I1O1U12S1L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from FACTIOUSLY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 17 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with FACTIOUSLY letters: CLAFOUTIS, for 14 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIOUSLY, COALIFY and FACULTY tie for first at 15 points. LAYOUTS and OUTLAYS are everyday picks.
CLIFTY tops the 6-letter words from FACTIOUSLY at 14 points; next come FASTLY and FAULTY on 12. SOCIAL, FISCAL and LAYOUT will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in FACTIOUSLY; 11 of them share the top score of 11. FOCUS, FACTS and FAULT are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words made with FACTIOUSLY letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. CITY, FAST and FACT will look familiar.
FAY, FLY and FOY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTIOUSLY. SAY, ACT and CUT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FACTIOUSLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FA · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
What FACTIOUSLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FACTIOUSLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTIOUSLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 293) | 233 | 288 | 217 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
55 of the 293 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLIFTY, SULFATIC, FASTLY, OLFACTS, FACTIS, FASCIO, FISTY, FUSTOC, OLFACT, YUFTS, CULTY, FASCI and 43 more. 18 of the 293 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CLAFOUTIS, CLAFOUTI, FOUSTY, COYAUS, COYAU, FOLIC, TALCY, CAFS, FUTSAL, OUTSAY, CAF, OATY and 6 more. 3 of the 293 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI. 2 of the 293 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: OFAYS and OFAY.
These 2 words take every letter of FACTIOUSLY plus a single extra one.