Unscramble GRADUALS and you have 181 words, GRADUALS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
G23R1A1D2U12A1L12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GRADUALS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 13 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
10 of 45 5-letter words from GRADUALS tie at 7 points; none scores more. DRUGS, SUGAR and GUARD will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRADUALS, the top score is 6, reached by 9. DRUG, DUAL and GLAD are the familiar ones.
DAG, DUG and GAD are the top 3-letter words made with GRADUALS letters, 5 points each. GAS, ADS and SAD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GRADUALS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with GR · ending in LS · all 8-letter words
GRADUALS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GRADUALS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRADUALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 181) | 127 | 181 | 116 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
54 of the 181 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GARUDAS, DARGAS, GARUDA, DARGA, DARGS, DURALS, GLAURS, GUSLAR, DAALS, DARG, DAURS, DUARS and 42 more. 11 of the 181 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DURAGS, DURAG, GARDA, GULARS, AGLUS, AGLU, ASURA, LUDS, AGS, DAS and LUD.