Unscramble LUTEOLOUS and you have 140 words, LUTEOLOUS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. TOLUOLES is the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. It has 9 letters, 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LUTEOLOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 6 with 6, 30 with 5, 49 with 4, 33 with 3 and 14 with 2.
TOLUOLES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with LUTEOLOUS letters; it scores 8 points.
All 30 of the 5-letter words from LUTEOLOUS score 5 points. TOOLS, TELLS and LOOSE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 49 4-letter words from LUTEOLOUS scores 4. SELL, TELL and LOST are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of LUTEOLOUS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LUTEOUS, OUTSELL, OUTSOLE, SELLOUT, TOLUOLE and TOLUOLS (7 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: LUTEOLOUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOLOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 140) | 112 | 140 | 106 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LUTEOLOUS, TELLUS, TOLSEL, EUSOL, LOTES, SLOOT, SOOLE, SOOTE, STELL, ELTS, LOTE, LOUS and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LOTO, UTES, EST, TES, UTE and TE, 6 in all.