Unscramble NUCULES and you have 51 words, NUCULES itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of NUCULES is on the page: NUCLEUS, each 9 points. UNCLES, CUNEUS and NUCULE are the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. NUCULES as a single 7-tile play makes 59 in Scrabble, 9 plus the 50 bonus, and 49 in Words With Friends (14 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from NUCULES by length: 2 with 7 letters, 3 with 6, 6 with 5, 16 with 4, 17 with 3 and 7 with 2.
These 6 words have the length of NUCULES, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with NU · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NUCLEUS (9 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts NUCULES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUCULES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 51) | 42 | 51 | 40 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NUCULES, CUNEUS, NUCULE, UNCES, CENS, SCUL, UNCE, ULES and ULE, 9 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LUNS and LUN, 2 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of NUCULES plus a single extra one.