Unscramble GLUMIFEROUS to get 328 words. GLUMIFEROUS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GLUMIFEROUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 9 with 8, 42 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 10 letters.
MUGFULS tops the 7-letter words from GLUMIFEROUS at 13 points; next come FILMERS and FOLIUMS on 12. FIGURES, FURIOUS and GOLFERS will look familiar.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GLUMIFEROUS is MUGFUL, 12 points; FEMURS and FERMIS on 11 follow. FORUMS, FIGURE and GOLFER are everyday picks.
15 of 60 5-letter words from GLUMIFEROUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. FORUM, FILES and FORMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in GLUMIFEROUS, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. FILE, FORM and FOUR are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with GLUMIFEROUS letters, EMF, FEM and FUM tie for first at 8 points. FIG, FLU and RIM are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GLUMIFEROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FILMGOERS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GLUMIFEROUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLUMIFEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 328) | 242 | 325 | 225 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GLUMIFEROUS, FORMULISE, FULSOMER, FULGOURS, SURGEFUL, EGOSURF, ELOGIUMS, FULGORS, FULGOUR, FUMOUS, ELOGIUM, FERMS and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FUGLIER, FRIGES, MILFS, SOURGUM, GOMERS, MILF, FLIRS, GIFS, FLIR, GIF, GORM, FES and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.