Unscramble NUCIFEROUS to get 311 words. NUCIFEROUS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CONFISEUR leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from NUCIFEROUS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 14 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in NUCIFEROUS: CONFISEUR, 14 points.
8 of 29 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NUCIFEROUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CURIOUS, FURIOUS and CONFUSE will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from NUCIFEROUS, the top score is 11, reached by 6. SOURCE, COURSE and FORCES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from NUCIFEROUS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. FORCE, FOCUS and COINS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in NUCIFEROUS; 11 of them share the top score of 9. INFO, FOUR and FIRE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with NUCIFEROUS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 23. ONE, FUN and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NUCIFEROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COINFERS, CONIFERS, FORENSIC, FORNICES and FROUNCES (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NUCIFEROUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUCIFEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 227 | 310 | 213 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NUCIFEROUS, CONFISEUR, FORINSEC, INFORCES, INFORCE, REFUSION, CONFS, FICOS, NOURICES, ROUNCIES, CONF, COURIES and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INSOURCE, CONURES, FREONS, OUNCERS, CONURE, FREON, OUNCER, ENUF, FES, CRU, ECO, FE and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.