47 words come out when you unscramble FIDIBUS, starting with FIDIBUS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. FIDIBUS has 1 anagram here, BIFIDUS, scoring 13 like FIDIBUS itself. BIFID is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of FIDIBUS at once for 63 in Scrabble (13 + 50) or 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FIDIBUS split into 2 with 7 letters, 3 with 5, 13 with 4, 21 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 6 letters.
These 3 words have the length of FIDIBUS, with one letter different:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BIFID (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FIDIBUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIDIBUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 47) | 36 | 46 | 32 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
10 of the 47 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BIFIDUS, FIDIBUS, BUDIS, BUDI, SIF, SUID, SUD, UDS, DI and SUI. 4 of the 47 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BIDIS, DIFS, BIDI and DIF. 1 of the 47 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
This word takes every letter of FIDIBUS plus a single extra one.