Unscramble LASCIVIOUS and you have 219 words, LASCIVIOUS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is VILIACOS, 13 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LASCIVIOUS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 13 with 7, 26 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 9 letters.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in LASCIVIOUS: VILIACOS, 13 points.
9 of 26 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LASCIVIOUS tie at 11 points; none scores more. SOCIAL, VISUAL and VOCALS will look familiar.
Of the 58 5-letter words from LASCIVIOUS, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. CLASS, CIVIL and OASIS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in LASCIVIOUS, VACS leads with 9 points, then AVOS and LAVS on 7. ALSO, LOSS and VISA are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with LASCIVIOUS letters is VAC, 8 points; AVO and LAV on 6 follow. OIL, ASS and SIC are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LASCIVIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLIVIAS, OVISACS, SILVICS, VICIOUS and VISCOUS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LASCIVIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASCIVIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 168 | 219 | 152 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 51 of them: VILIACOS, VILIACO, CIVILS, CLAVIS, CLOVIS, CLUSIAS, ILIACUS, CLUSIA, SCAILS, SCOLIA, VALIS, ALCOS and 39 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: LIASSIC, CALOS, LOCIS, LOIASIS, SOCAS, CALS, LOCS, SOCA, CAL, LASSI, LOC, SOC and 4 more.