Unscramble NONBASIC to get 173 words. NONBASIC itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BONACIS leads with 11 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
N12O1N12B34A1S1I1C34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from NONBASIC split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 14 with 6, 31 with 5, 56 with 4, 52 with 3 and 18 with 2.
BONACIS is the only one of the 7-letter words made with NONBASIC letters; it scores 11 points.
6 of 31 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NONBASIC tie at 9 points; none scores more. BASIC, CANON and COINS will look familiar.
Among 56 4-letter words from NONBASIC, the top score is 8, reached by 5. ICON, SCAN and COIN are the familiar ones.
BAC, CAB and COB are the top 3-letter words from NONBASIC, 7 points each. CAN, INN and SON will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NONBASIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with NO · ending in IC · all 8-letter words
The meaning of NONBASIC, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NONBASIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONBASIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 173) | 142 | 173 | 128 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BACS, CONIAS, BAC, BASON, CANNS, CONIA, BAOS, BOIS, BONA, CANN, SAIC, SNAB and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANCS, BANC, ASCON, OBAS, SOBA, SOCA, NANOS, NONIS, OBA, SOC, NANO, NONI and 2 more, 14 in all.