350 words come out when you unscramble NOSEGUARDS, starting with NOSEGUARDS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of NOSEGUARDS is on the page: SANDGROUSE, each 12 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from NOSEGUARDS split into 2 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 12 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
NOSEGUARDS and 1 anagram, SANDGROUSE, make up the 10-letter words made with NOSEGUARDS letters; each scores 12 points.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NOSEGUARDS; 32 of them share the top score of 9. GARDENS, GROUNDS and ASSURED are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with NOSEGUARDS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 44. AROUND, GARDEN and GROUND are the familiar ones.
35 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NOSEGUARDS tie at 7 points; none scores more. GRAND, GRADE and DRUGS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from NOSEGUARDS, 25 score 6 points, the group's best. DOES, DONE and DRUG are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in NOSEGUARDS, the top score is 5, reached by 7. END, AGE and GOD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NOSEGUARDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NO · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SANDGROUSE (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NOSEGUARDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOSEGUARDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 350) | 266 | 347 | 246 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DRAGONESS, UNGRASSED, ENGUARDS, SONDAGES, DUNGERS, DURGANS, ENGUARD, RAUNGED, SNUDGES, SODGERS, SONDAGE, UNGORED and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DURAGS, RUNGED, AGUED, ANDROS, DENARS, DURAG, AGROS, ANDRO, DENAR, AGRO, AREG, DANS and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGOES, DAGOS and DAGO, 3 in all.
This word takes every letter of NOSEGUARDS plus a single extra one.