Unscramble NIDICOLOUS and you have 247 words, NIDICOLOUS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NIDICOLOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 10 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
DICLINOUS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with NIDICOLOUS letters; it scores 12 points.
6 of 32 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NIDICOLOUS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLOUDS, CONDOS and COUSIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from NIDICOLOUS, 20 score 8 points, the group's best. COINS, ICONS and CLOUD are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in NIDICOLOUS; 14 of them share the top score of 7. COOL, COLD and DISC are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with NIDICOLOUS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 4. OLD, OIL and SON are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NIDICOLOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NI · ending in US · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CODLINS and CONOIDS (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NIDICOLOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIDICOLOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 189 | 247 | 174 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
58 of the 247 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ISODICON, ONISCOID, CLOISON, DINICS, SCOLION, ULICONS, COOSIN, DINIC, DOCOS, DOCUS, DOUCS, ULICON and 46 more. 15 of the 247 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LOCIS, DINOS, LOCS, LOIDS, LUDOS, DINO, LOC, LOID, LUDO, LUDS, SOC, LUD and 3 more.