Unscramble IOS and you have 9 words, IOS itself among them: it scores 3 in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of IOS are on the page: ISO and OIS, each 3 points. 3 letters: 2 vowels and 1 consonant.
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Words from IOS by length: 3 with 3 letters and 6 with 2.
Keep every letter of IOS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 3-letter words: starting with I · ending in OS · all 3-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; IS, OI, OS, SI and SO (2 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IOS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 9) | 5 | 9 | 4 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IOS, ISO, OIS and IO, 4 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OI.
Each word below uses all the letters of IOS and one more.