Unscramble NUMBNUT and you have 22 words, NUMBNUT itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. NUMB is the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. All 7 tiles of NUMBNUT in one turn: 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50), 52 in Words With Friends (17 + 35).
N12U12M34B34N12U12T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from NUMBNUT split into 1 with 7 letters, 3 with 4, 13 with 3 and 5 with 2. None has 6 or 5 letters.
Trade one tile of NUMBNUT for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with NU · ending in UT · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NUMB (8 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts NUMBNUT, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBNUT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 22) | 19 | 22 | 18 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: NUMBNUT, UMU and UTU. Words With Friends* skips 1 of them: TUM.
With one more tile, the letters of NUMBNUT spell the words below.