297 words come out when you unscramble LINCTUSES, starting with LINCTUSES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
L12I1N12C34T1U12S1E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LINCTUSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 17 with 2.
33 7-letter words made with LINCTUSES letters; 21 of them share the top score of 9. CLIENTS, INSECTS and STENCIL are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from LINCTUSES, the top score is 8, reached by 38. CLIENT, LISTEN and CENSUS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LINCTUSES, 47 score 7 points, the group's best. ISSUE, CENTS and UNCLE are the ones most people know.
37 of 60 4-letter words in LINCTUSES tie at 6 points; none scores more. LIST, LINE and LESS will look familiar.
Of the 59 3-letter words made with LINCTUSES letters, 11 score 5 points, the group's best. USE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LINCTUSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What LINCTUSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LINCTUSES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCTUSES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 242 | 297 | 217 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 53 of them: LENTISCS, NEUSTICS, CESTUIS, CLUIEST, LENTISC, CESTUI, CITESS, CLINTS, INCLES, INCUTS, SCIENT, ULICES and 41 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: LINCTUSES, CUEISTS, LINCTUS, LUCITES, NEUSTIC, CUEIST, CUNITS, INCELS, LUCITE, CENTU, CLITS, CUNIT and 15 more. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: CUNTS and CUNT.