Unscramble LACMUSES and you have 220 words, LACMUSES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
L12A1C34M34U12S1E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LACMUSES split into 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Of the 25 6-letter words made with LACMUSES letters, 12 score 10 points, the group's best. CAUSES, ASSUME and MUSCLE are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LACMUSES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLASS, CASES and CAUSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from LACMUSES, 13 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, SAME and CAME are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with LACMUSES letters, CAM, CUM and MAC tie for first at 7 points. USE, ASS and SEA are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LACMUSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALMUCES, MACULES, MESCALS and MUSCLES (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LACMUSES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACMUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 167 | 220 | 157 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LACMUSES, CAMUSES, MASCLES, SCAMELS, CLAMES, LACMUS, MASCLE, SCAMEL, CAMUS, CAUMS, CLAME, CLEMS and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CUMS, SALUME, LUMAS, MASES, CALS, LUMA, CAL, MES, UMS and SUS, 10 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of LACMUSES plus a single extra one.