244 words come out when you unscramble LABORIOUS, starting with LABORIOUS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 9: 7 of them, BURIALS, LABOURS and BAILORS included. The 9 letters split into 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LABORIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
21 of 30 6-letter words in LABORIOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. LABOUR, SAILOR and BURIAL will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from LABORIOUS, the top score is 7, reached by 47. LABOR, LIARS and BOILS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LABORIOUS; 58 of them share the top score of 6. BARS, LABS and BIAS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with LABORIOUS letters, the top score is 5, reached by 35. AIR, OIL and BAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LABORIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BAILORS, BURIALS, LABOURS, RAILBUS, ROBALOS and SUBORAL (9 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LABORIOUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABORIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 244) | 185 | 244 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BAROLOS, BALOOS, BAROLO, BOOAIS, BROOLS, BUROOS, RUBAIS, BALOO, BALUS, BAURS, BOOAI, BOOLS and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BIROS, RABIS, RUBLI, BIRO, OBAS, RABI, SOBA, OBA, ARO, LOR and OI, 11 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of LABORIOUS spell the words below.