253 words come out when you unscramble LEAVENOUS, starting with LEAVENOUS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, VENULOSE leads with 11 points. 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.
By length, the words from LEAVENOUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with LEAVENOUS letters: VENULOSE, 11 points.
26 of 39 6-letter words from LEAVENOUS tie at 9 points; none scores more. VALUES, AVENUE and LEAVES will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LEAVENOUS; 56 of them share the top score of 8. VALUE, LEAVE and SEVEN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LEAVENOUS, 45 score 7 points, the group's best. ALSO, EVEN and LOVE are the ones most people know.
21 of 60 3-letter words from LEAVENOUS tie at 6 points; none scores more. ONE, SEE and SEA will look familiar.
Trade one tile of LEAVENOUS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with LE · ending in US · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VENULOSE (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LEAVENOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAVENOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 189 | 252 | 175 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LEAVENOUS, EVOLUES, UNLOVES, ELVANS, EVOLUE, NAEVES, NEVELS, UNLOVE, VEALES, VOLENS, AVELS, EEVNS and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EVULSE, ELVEN, LEVAS, VENUS, VULNS, LEVS, LOANEES, NAVS, VULN, LOANEE, NAV, SEV and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
Each word below uses all the letters of LEAVENOUS and one more.