289 words come out when you unscramble NICKELOUS, starting with NICKELOUS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 9 shorter words score 13, among them NICKELS, UNLOCKS and ENLOCKS. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from NICKELOUS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 24 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
LEUCOSIN is the only one of the 8-letter words in NICKELOUS; it scores 10 points.
Among 24 7-letter words made with NICKELOUS letters, the top score is 13, reached by 9. COUNSEL and NICKELS are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NICKELOUS; 16 of them share the top score of 12. UNLIKE, NICKEL and UNLOCK are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from NICKELOUS, the top score is 11, reached by 21. LINKS, CLOSE and LIKES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from NICKELOUS, 14 score 10 points, the group's best. LIKE, LINK and SKIN are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in NICKELOUS, ICK leads with 9 points, then EIK and ELK on 7. ONE, OIL and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NICKELOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LUCKIES, NICKELS, NICKLES, SLICKEN, UNLOCKS and UNSLICK (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: NICKELOUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICKELOUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 225 | 289 | 203 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENLOCKS, INLOCKS, SLOCKEN, CLEIKS, CLOKES, ENLOCK, INLOCK, LUCKEN, SUCKEN, CLEIK, CLOKE, ICKLE and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NICKELOUS, SLICKEN, UNSLICK, ICKS, LEUCONS, INCELS, KOIS, KUNE, LEUCON, LOCIES, OIKS, SKOL and 10 more, 22 in all.