Unscramble GRUBBIEST and you have 249 words, GRUBBIEST itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 12, among them GIBBERS, GIBBETS and STUBBIER. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GRUBBIEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 36 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GRUBBIEST, GIBBER and GIBBET tie for first at 11 points. TIGERS, TRIBES and BUSTER are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from GRUBBIEST are led by BIBES, BRIBE and BURBS, 9 points each. GUEST, TIGER and TRIBE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRUBBIEST tie at 8 points; none scores more. BEST, GETS and BITS will look familiar.
BIB, BUB and EBB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words from GRUBBIEST. BUT, GET and ITS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GRUBBIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GIBBERS, GIBBETS, STUBBIER and SUBTRIBE (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GRUBBIEST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRUBBIEST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 195 | 249 | 180 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
54 of the 249 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STUBBIE, BRIGUES, RUBBET, RUBBIT, SUBBIE, BRIGUE, GEBURS, BITSER, BREIST, GEBUR, GIBUS, SURBET and 42 more. 15 of the 249 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RUBBIES, BIBES, BIBE, BURB, BRUTS, BUTES, GITES, TEGUS, BES, GITE, GIS, SIG and 3 more.