Unscramble GOUSTROUS and you have 147 words, GOUSTROUS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OUTGROSS leads with 9 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GOUSTROUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 15 with 6, 36 with 5, 46 with 4, 34 with 3 and 13 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with GOUSTROUS letters: OUTGROSS, 9 points.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in GOUSTROUS: ROUTOUS, for 7 points.
Among 36 5-letter words from GOUSTROUS, the top score is 6, reached by 14. TOURS, GROSS and ROOTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 46 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GOUSTROUS, 19 score 5 points, the group's best. SORT, TOUR and ROOT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of GOUSTROUS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GO · ending in US · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OUTGROSS (9 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GOUSTROUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOUSTROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 108 | 147 | 96 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
39 of the 147 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOUSTROUS, ROUTOUS, TRUGOS, GOORS, STOORS, SUGOS, SUTORS, TRUGO, GOOR, GORS, GOSS, GURS and 27 more. 12 of the 147 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GUSTOS, OUTROS, TROGS, ORGS, OUTRO, TROG, GOS, ORG, ROOS, TROU, ROO and SUS.