Unscramble IBUPROFEN and you have 217 words, IBUPROFEN itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from IBUPROFEN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 21 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 8 letters.
8 of 43 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IBUPROFEN tie at 10 points; none scores more. BRIEF, FIBER and ROBIN will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from IBUPROFEN, the top score is 9, reached by 6. INFO, OPEN and FOUR are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from IBUPROFEN tie at 8 points; none scores more. FUN, PRO and BIN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of IBUPROFEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with IB · ending in EN · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BONFIRE (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IBUPROFEN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBUPROFEN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 162 | 216 | 148 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FORPINE, FRIPON, PERFIN, FIBRO, PREIF, PRIEF, BUFO, FRIB, BOEP, FOUER, FUERO, PIONER and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BOEUF, BURFI, FREON, PERNIO, PROB, PUBE, UNROPE, BINER, ENUF, PORIN, BIRO, FE and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of IBUPROFEN and one more.