Unscramble LOCUSTING and you have 299 words, LOCUSTING itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. SCOUTING and CLOUTING are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from LOCUSTING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
30 7-letter words made with LOCUSTING letters; 7 of them share the top score of 10. CLOSING, CONSULT and COSTING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCUSTING, the top score is 9, reached by 10. COUNTS, LOSING and COUSIN are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from LOCUSTING; 8 of them share the top score of 8. COUNT, LOGIC and COINS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with LOCUSTING letters, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. LONG, COST and ICON are the ones most people know.
CIG and COG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCUSTING, 6 points each. NOT, ITS and GOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LOCUSTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LO · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CLOUTING and SCOUTING (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LOCUSTING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCUSTING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 299) | 224 | 299 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
73 of the 299 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LOCUSTING, COLTING, SOUCING, COSING, COUTILS, ULICONS, UNCOLTS, CLINTS, COUTIL, INCUTS, LINGOTS, SCOUG and 61 more. 21 of the 299 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LINCTUS, LOCING, CUNITS, CIGS, CLITS, CUNIT, LINGOS, LOCIS, LOGINS, CIG, CLIT, LOCS and 9 more. 2 of the 299 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
These 3 words take every letter of LOCUSTING plus a single extra one.