Unscramble OSTENSIBLE and you have 352 words, OSTENSIBLE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: BILESTONES. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from OSTENSIBLE split into 2 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 19 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
OSTENSIBLE and 1 anagram, BILESTONES, make up the 10-letter words made with OSTENSIBLE letters; each scores 12 points.
Among 19 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OSTENSIBLE, the top score is 10, reached by 11. SENSIBLE and BONELESS are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words from OSTENSIBLE; 20 of them share the top score of 9. LESIONS, LISTENS and TENSILE are everyday picks.
37 of 60 6-letter words in OSTENSIBLE tie at 8 points; none scores more. ELITES, NOBLES and ENLIST will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with OSTENSIBLE letters scores 7. NOBLE, BONES and BELTS are everyday picks.
57 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OSTENSIBLE tie at 6 points; none scores more. BEEN, BEST and BITS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from OSTENSIBLE, 23 score 5 points, the group's best. NOT, ONE and ITS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of OSTENSIBLE but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; STILBENES (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
OSTENSIBLE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTENSIBLE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 255 | 350 | 237 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BILESTONES, BILESTONE, NOBILESSE, EBONISTS, BEENTOS, BESOINS, BETOILS, BITLESS, BOLINES, BONISTS, EBONIST, NOSELITES and 85 more, 97 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BESTIES, NIBLETS, BELONS, BENTOS, BESTIE, LITENESS, NIBLET, BELON, BENTO, BESES, LENITES, ONESIES and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.