Unscramble LUBRICOUS to get 189 words. LUBRICOUS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
L12U12B34R1I1C34O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LUBRICOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 11 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 45 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LUBRICOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. CLUBS, LOCUS and SCRUB are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words from LUBRICOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. CLUB, OILS and COIL will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from LUBRICOUS, COB and CUB tie for first at 7 points. OIL, SUB and BUS are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of LUBRICOUS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with LU · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CIBOLS, LUBRIC and SORBIC (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. LUBRICOUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUBRICOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 141 | 189 | 129 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BORSIC, COURBS, COURB, SURCULI, LORICS, CIRLS, CLOUS, COURS, CRIOS, CURLI, CURSI, LOBUS and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCROB, BIROS, LOCIS, RUBLI, BIRO, CORS, LOCS, CRU, LOC, SOC, LOR and OI, 12 in all.
This word takes every letter of LUBRICOUS plus a single extra one.