Unscramble FACTOTUMS to get 226 words. FACTOTUMS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. FACTOTUM is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
F4A1C34T1O1T1U12M34S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from FACTOTUMS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 20 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
FACTOTUM is the only one of the 8-letter words in FACTOTUMS; it scores 15 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTOTUMS is FACTUM, 13 points; FAMOUS and FUSTOC on 11 follow. CUSTOM, TOMCAT and UTMOST are everyday picks.
Of the 58 5-letter words from FACTOTUMS, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. FOCUS, COAST and FACTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FACTOTUMS, the top score is 9, reached by 8. MOST, MUST and COST are the familiar ones.
CAF, FAM and FUM are the top 3-letter words from FACTOTUMS, 8 points each. OUT, ACT and SAT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of FACTOTUMS for another and you can spell this word:
More 9-letter words: starting with FA · ending in MS · all 9-letter words
What FACTOTUMS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FACTOTUMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTOTUMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 173 | 226 | 153 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
53 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FUSTOC, MOTUCAS, MOTUCA, SCAMTO, SCUFT, CAMUS, CAUF, CAUMS, COMUS, FOUATS, FUMS, FUSC and 41 more. 20 of the 226 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FACTUMS, FACTUM, COMSAT, SAMFU, SATCOM, CAFS, CAMOS, FAMS, CAF, CAMO, CUMS, FAM and 8 more.