Unscramble FOUGADES and you have 176 words, FOUGADES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FOUGADES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 25 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with FOUGADES letters: FOUGADE, 12 points.
DEFOG, FADGE and FUDGE share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words from FOUGADES. USAGE, FUSED and FADES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FOUGADES, the top score is 8, reached by 15. DOES, SAFE and GOES are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FOUGADES tie at 7 points; none scores more. AGE, GOD and DUE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FOUGADES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with FO · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEFOGS, FADGES and FUDGES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FOUGADES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOUGADES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 130 | 173 | 121 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FOUGADES, FOUGADE, FOUDS, GOAFS, SAFED, DEFO, FEGS, FOUD, GOAF, AUFS, DEGUS, DOF and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AGUED, DEF, FES, DOSA, FE, ODAS, AGS, DAS, EDS, GOS, ODA and DA, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGOES, DAGOS and DAGO, 3 in all.