Unscramble MONOTHECOUS to get 312 words. MONOTHECOUS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. THEONOMOUS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MONOTHECOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
THEONOMOUS is the only one of the 10-letter words in MONOTHECOUS; it scores 15 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with MONOTHECOUS letters: ONCOMOUSE, for 13 points.
30 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MONOTHECOUS; 6 of them share the top score of 14. OUTCOME, COSTUME and CONSUME are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words in MONOTHECOUS, the top score is 13, reached by 11. MONTHS, CHOOSE and CUSTOM are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words made with MONOTHECOUS letters; 12 of them share the top score of 12. HOUSE, MONTH and HOMES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MONOTHECOUS, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. HOME, SUCH and MUCH are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from MONOTHECOUS; 10 of them share the top score of 8. MEN, HOT and CUT are everyday picks.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MOOCHES, MOUCHES, MUNCHES and MUTCHES (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MONOTHECOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONOTHECOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 244 | 312 | 205 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MONOTHECOUS, HUMECTS, SCHTOOM, CHOOMS, HUMECT, ONCOMOUSE, SMOUCH, THEOCONS, UNSMOOTH, CHESNUT, CHOOM, MOCHS and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCHTUM, CHEMS, MECHS, MUCHO, SMOOTHE, TECHNOS, CHEM, COHOES, MECH, TECHNO, CHONS, CHUSE and 27 more, 39 in all.