Unscramble NOCTIVAGOUS and you have 350 words, NOCTIVAGOUS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, COGNOVITS and VAGOTONIC lead with 15 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NOCTIVAGOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
CONTAGIOUS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with NOCTIVAGOUS letters; it scores 13 points.
COGNOVIT and VICUGNAS are the top 8-letter words from NOCTIVAGOUS, 14 points each. AUCTIONS, COATINGS and SCOUTING will look familiar.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NOCTIVAGOUS are led by CAVINGS, COVINGS and VICUGNA, 13 points each. AUCTION, ACTIONS and CAUSING are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NOCTIVAGOUS, CAVING and COVING tie for first at 12 points. ACTION, CASINO and SAVING are everyday picks.
4 of 60 5-letter words from NOCTIVAGOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. COAST, COINS and VISTA will look familiar.
VACS scores highest among the 4-letter words in NOCTIVAGOUS at 9 points, ahead of GOVS and GUVS on 8. CAST, ACTS and VISA are the ones most people know.
VAC tops the 3-letter words made with NOCTIVAGOUS letters at 8 points; next come GOV and GUV on 7. CAN, GOT and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of NOCTIVAGOUS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COGNOVITS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts NOCTIVAGOUS, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOCTIVAGOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 350) | 268 | 349 | 250 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
81 of the 350 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NOCTIVAGOUS, COVINOUS, VACUIST, INCAVO, OVATING, VAGITUS, VAUTING, VOTINGS, AGNOSIC, ANGICOS, ANTICOUS, COOINGS and 69 more. 19 of the 350 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CONVOS, COTINGAS, STOVING, CONVO, COTINGA, CUNITS, GUACS, VOGS, ASCON, GUAC, NAVS, VINS and 7 more. 1 of the 350 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: VON.