Unscramble FILIBUSTERS and you have 365 words, FILIBUSTERS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
F4I1L12I1B34U12S1T1E1R1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FILIBUSTERS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 8 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
BISULFITES and FILIBUSTER are the top 10-letter words made with FILIBUSTERS letters, 15 points each.
5 of 32 8-letter words from FILIBUSTERS tie at 13 points; none scores more. BLISTERS will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FILIBUSTERS, the top score is 12, reached by 7. FILTERS, REBUILT and BLISTER are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words from FILIBUSTERS; 7 of them share the top score of 11. FILTER, FRUITS and BRIEFS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in FILIBUSTERS, the top score is 10, reached by 7. FIRST, FILES and BRIEF are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with FILIBUSTERS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. BEST, LIFE and FILE will look familiar.
FIB and FUB share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FILIBUSTERS. BUT, ITS and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FILIBUSTERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with FI · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BISULFITES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FILIBUSTERS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FILIBUSTERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 365) | 298 | 364 | 280 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
66 of the 365 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RUBIFIES, BIFTERS, SUBTILISER, BIFTER, BIRSIEST, FISTIER, FITLIER, FLUIEST, FRIBS, FUTILER, SELFIST, SUBITISE and 54 more. 18 of the 365 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FIBSTERS, FIBSTER, BURFIS, SUBTILISE, BURFI, BUSTLERS, BITSIER, BUSTLER, FRITES, FESTS, FLIRS, FEST and 6 more. 1 of the 365 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.