Unscramble FANBASES to get 116 words. FANBASES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BEFANAS and FANBASE lead with 12 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FANBASES split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 5 with 6, 20 with 5, 38 with 4, 35 with 3 and 15 with 2.
The best of the 4-letter words from FANBASES is FABS, 9 points; FAAN and FAAS on 7 follow. BASE, SAFE and FANS are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of FANBASES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with FA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FABS and FAENAS (9 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts FANBASES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FANBASES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 116) | 86 | 115 | 77 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FANBASES, BEFANAS, FANBASE, BEFANA, BASANS, BASAN, BASEN, BASSE, FAAN, FAAS, NEFS, SNABS and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FABS, FAB, BAES, FES, BAE, BES, FE, NAES and SAN, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.