Unscramble INDUSTRIOUS and you have 299 words, INDUSTRIOUS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
I1N12D2U12S1T1R1I1O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INDUSTRIOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 7 with 8, 32 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
Among 32 7-letter words in INDUSTRIOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 14. STUDIOS, NUDISTS and NITROUS are the familiar ones.
55 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INDUSTRIOUS; 24 of them share the top score of 7. STUDIO, SOUNDS and NUDIST are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from INDUSTRIOUS, the top score is 6, reached by 50. SOUND, ROUND and INTRO are the familiar ones.
57 of 60 4-letter words in INDUSTRIOUS tie at 5 points; none scores more. DUST, STUD and DIRT will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with INDUSTRIOUS letters; 27 of them share the top score of 4. NOT, OUT and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INDUSTRIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SINUSOID, SISTROID and STUDIOUS (9 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. INDUSTRIOUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 299) | 227 | 298 | 204 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STURNOID, TURDIONS, ROTUNDS, SIRTUINS, STRONDS, SUNDRIS, TURDION, NIDORS, SIRTUIN, STONDS, STROND, STURNUS and 60 more, 72 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RUDISTS, ROTINIS, RUDIST, TSOURIS, TURIONS, URSIDS, DINOS, DOUTS, NUTSOS, ROIDS, ROSTIS, ROTINI and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: INROS.