Unscramble MALODOUR and you have 167 words, MALODOUR itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
M34A1L12O1D2O1U12R1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MALODOUR by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 5 with 6, 26 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 26 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MALODOUR, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. MORAL, ALOUD and MODAL are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from MALODOUR; 10 of them share the top score of 7. ROOM, ROAD and DOOR are everyday picks.
Among 54 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MALODOUR, the top score is 6, reached by 6. OLD, MAR and RAM are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MALODOUR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MA · ending in UR · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LORDOMA, MALODOR and MODULAR (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MALODOUR 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALODOUR itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 167) | 128 | 167 | 116 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MALODOUR, MARD, ROMAL, RUMAL, DOUAR, LOMA, LOORD, MURL, OUMA, ROMA, ROUM, UMRA and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LOUMA, DOULA, DUM, LUMA, LUDO, OMA, LUD, ODA, ARO, DA, LOR and ROO, 12 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of MALODOUR and one more.