Unscramble LANDBOARD and you have 172 words, LANDBOARD itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
L12A1N12D2B34O1A1R1D2
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LANDBOARD by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 10 with 6, 33 with 5, 53 with 4, 54 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 33 5-letter words from LANDBOARD, the top score is 8, reached by 14. BOARD, BRAND and LABOR are the familiar ones.
13 of 53 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LANDBOARD tie at 7 points; none scores more. ROAD, LAND and LOAN will look familiar.
Among 54 3-letter words from LANDBOARD, the top score is 6, reached by 4. ADD, OLD and BAD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LANDBOARD but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in RD · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BADLAND (11 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LANDBOARD is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANDBOARD itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 134 | 172 | 122 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
38 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LANDBOARD, BANDROL, BANDAR, ABAND, ABORD, BARDO, BROND, DORBA, LABDA, RABONA, ADRAD, AROBA and 26 more. 12 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ADLAND, BANDA, ANDRO, RANDO, OBA, DAN, LARN, NALA, ODA, ARO, DA and LOR.
This word takes every letter of LANDBOARD plus a single extra one.