Unscramble NUCLEOLUS to get 186 words. NUCLEOLUS itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
N12U12C34L12E1O1L12U12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from NUCLEOLUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 22 with 6, 45 with 5, 56 with 4, 37 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with NUCLEOLUS letters: NUCELLUS, 10 points.
Of the 22 6-letter words from NUCLEOLUS, 15 score 8 points, the group's best. OUNCES, CLONES and CONSUL are the ones most people know.
45 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NUCLEOLUS; 27 of them share the top score of 7. CLOSE, CELLS and CLONE are everyday picks.
Among 56 4-letter words made with NUCLEOLUS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 23. SELL, CELL and ONCE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NUCLEOLUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with NU · ending in US · all 9-letter words
NUCLEOLUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NUCLEOLUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUCLEOLUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 186) | 143 | 186 | 134 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
43 of the 186 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NUCULES, CUNEUS, NUCULE, SCULLE, UNCOES, CLOUS, COLLS, LEUCO, NOUSELL, ONCES, ONCUS, SONCE and 31 more. 9 of the 186 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LEUCONS, LEUCON, ECOS, LOCS, ECO, LOC, SOC, LUNS and LUN.