249 words come out when you unscramble LOUSINESS, starting with LOUSINESS itself: 9 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
L12O1U12S1I1N12E1S1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LOUSINESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 20 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with LOUSINESS letters: ELUSIONS, for 8 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LOUSINESS come to 41, each scoring 6 points. ISSUES, LESSON and LOSSES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words from LOUSINESS score 5 points. ISSUE, LINES and NOISE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words made with LOUSINESS letters scores 4. LINE, LESS and LOSS are everyday picks.
All 46 of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LOUSINESS score 3 points. ONE, USE and SUN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LOUSINESS but one, change that one, and you get:
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What LOUSINESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LOUSINESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUSINESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 183 | 249 | 176 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESLOINS, INSULSE, NOUSLES, SINUOSE, SOLUSES, ELSINS, ESLOIN, EUSOLS, LISSES, NISSES, NOSIES, NOULES and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SILOES, SUSES, LUNS, LUN, SUS, UNI and OI, 7 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LOUSINESS and one more.