Unscramble FIDIBUSES and you have 136 words, FIDIBUSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. FIDIBUSES has 1 anagram here, BIFIDUSES, scoring 15 like FIDIBUSES itself. The strongest shorter words are BIFIDUS and FIDIBUS, 13 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FIDIBUSES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 8 with 6, 21 with 5, 46 with 4, 42 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 8 letters.
BIFID tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FIDIBUSES at 11 points; next come DEFIS and FEUDS on 9. ISSUE, SIDES and BUSES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FIDIBUSES, FIBS and FUBS tie for first at 9 points. USED, SIDE and USES are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of FIDIBUSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with FI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BIFID (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FIDIBUSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIDIBUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 136) | 111 | 135 | 98 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BIFIDUSES, FIDIBUSES, BIFIDUS, FIDIBUS, FIDES, BUDIS, DEBUS, DEIF, DIEBS, BUDI, DIEB, FEIS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BIDIS, DIFS, BIDI, DEF, DIF, DESIS, FES, SUSED, BES, DESI, FE, EDS and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
With one more tile, the letters of FIDIBUSES spell the words below.