Unscramble NURDIEST and you have 282 words, NURDIEST itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: INTRUDES. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
N12U12R1D2I1E1S1T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from NURDIEST by length: 2 with 8 letters, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
41 of 60 6-letter words from NURDIEST tie at 7 points; none scores more. UNITED, TURNED and TRENDS will look familiar.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NURDIEST score 6 points. TRIED, TREND and TIRED are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words from NURDIEST scores 5. SEND, SIDE and EDIT are everyday picks.
24 of 60 3-letter words in NURDIEST tie at 4 points; none scores more. ITS, SET and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NURDIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with NU · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INTRUDES (9 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NURDIEST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NURDIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 282) | 218 | 282 | 206 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
64 of the 282 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NURDIEST, DISTUNE, REDUITS, RETUNDS, SNIRTED, UNTRIDE, DRUSEN, REDUIT, RETUND, RUDIES, RUNTED, STIRED and 52 more. 12 of the 282 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DISEUR, IDENTS, RUDIST, TENDUS, IDENT, STRINE, TENDU, DENI, DESI, EDS, EST and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of NURDIEST and one more.