Unscramble FAMOUSES to get 172 words. FAMOUSES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are FAMOUS and SAMFUS, 11 points each. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FAMOUSES split into 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 6, 30 with 5, 59 with 4, 52 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 7 letters.
5 of 30 5-letter words in FAMOUSES tie at 10 points; none scores more. MOUSE, SOFAS and SEAMS will look familiar.
Of the 59 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FAMOUSES, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. SOME, SAME and SAFE are the ones most people know.
4 of 52 3-letter words from FAMOUSES tie at 8 points; none scores more. USE, ASS and SEA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FAMOUSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with FA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FAMOUS and SAMFUS (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FAMOUSES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMOUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 128 | 170 | 112 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FAMOUSES, FOMES, FOUSSA, FUMS, FUM, SMOUSE, AUFS, FOUS, MASUS, MOSES, MUSSE, OUMAS and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SAMFUS, SAMFU, FAMS, FAM, MASES, MUSOS, EMOS, FES, MUSO, OMAS, SOMS, EMO and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all.