Unscramble FULIGINOUS and you have 226 words, FULIGINOUS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are FLOUSING, FOILINGS and FOULINGS, 12 points each. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from FULIGINOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 28 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in FULIGINOUS: ULIGINOUS, for 10 points.
Among 28 6-letter words from FULIGINOUS, the top score is 10, reached by 9. FILING, LOSING and FUSION are the familiar ones.
Of the 44 5-letter words in FULIGINOUS, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. USING, LIONS and LUNGS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with FULIGINOUS letters; 10 of them share the top score of 8. INFO, LONG and SIGN are everyday picks.
4 of 58 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FULIGINOUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. SUN, LOG and FUN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FULIGINOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FU · ending in US · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FOULINGS (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FULIGINOUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULIGINOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 174 | 223 | 158 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FLOUSING, FOILINGS, ULIGINOUS, FIGOS, FILIUS, FUNGS, FIGO, FUNG, FINI, FOUS, LOUING, NISGUL and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FUNGOS, GIFS, GIF, LINGOS, LOGINS, LOGIN, NUGS, GIS, GOS, LUNS, NUG, SIG and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: UGLIS, FI and UGLI, 3 in all.