Unscramble INDUBIOUS and you have 159 words, INDUBIOUS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INDUBIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 7 with 6, 24 with 5, 48 with 4, 56 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
11 of 24 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INDUBIOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. SOUND, BONUS and BOUND will look familiar.
Of the 48 4-letter words from INDUBIOUS, 12 score 7 points, the group's best. BIDS, BOND and BIND are the ones most people know.
Among 56 3-letter words made with INDUBIOUS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 6. SUN, BID and SON are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of INDUBIOUS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with IN · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BOUDINS and DUBIOUS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INDUBIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDUBIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 159) | 119 | 159 | 106 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: INDUBIOUS, BIDONS, BINIOUS, BUNDUS, BIDON, BINIOU, BUDIS, BUDOS, BUNDU, BOUNS, BUDI, BUDO and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: BOUDINS, BOUDIN, BIDIS, BIDI, UNSUB, DINOS, UDONS, UNDOS, DINO, UDON, UNIS, UNI and 1 more.