Unscramble MUTTONBIRDS and you have 331 words, MUTTONBIRDS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. MUTTONBIRD is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MUTTONBIRDS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with MUTTONBIRDS letters: MUTTONBIRD, 15 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MUTTONBIRDS, BROMIDS leads with 12 points, then BROMINS and BRUTISM on 11. TOURISM, BUTTONS and TOURIST are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words made with MUTTONBIRDS letters; 4 of them share the top score of 11. SUBMIT, BUTTON and SODIUM are everyday picks.
DIMBO, DUMBO and DUMBS are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MUTTONBIRDS, 10 points each. BONUS, BOUND and DOUBT will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from MUTTONBIRDS, DUMB leads with 9 points, then BORM and BRIM on 8. MIND, BORN and BIRD are the familiar ones.
BUM, MIB and MOB are the top 3-letter words in MUTTONBIRDS, 7 points each. BUT, BIT and BID will look familiar.
This word has the length of MUTTONBIRDS, with one letter different:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MISBOUND, MISBUTTON, MISDOUBT and MORIBUND (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MUTTONBIRDS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTONBIRDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 331) | 246 | 329 | 235 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MUTTONBIRDS, MUTTONBIRD, DIMBOS, MISBORN, TURBONDS, UNTOMBS, BITTOURS, BONISM, DIMBO, MORBUS, RUMBOS, STROMB and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DUMBOS, BOUDINS, DUMBO, BOUDIN, BOURSIN, BIROS, TURIONS, BIRO, DUM, MOI and OI, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.