Unscramble OSTRACODES to get 323 words. OSTRACODES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 12, among them COATDRESS, DOCTORESS and DOORCASES. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OSTRACODES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 12 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Of the 41 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OSTRACODES, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. DOCTORS, SECTORS and ESCORTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from OSTRACODES, the top score is 9, reached by 20. ACROSS, DOCTOR and ACTORS are the familiar ones.
32 of 60 5-letter words from OSTRACODES tie at 8 points; none scores more. CARDS, CASES and COAST will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in OSTRACODES, the top score is 7, reached by 18. CODE, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
CAD, COD and DOC are the top 3-letter words made with OSTRACODES letters, 6 points each. ARE, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Trade one tile of OSTRACODES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with OS · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DOORCASES and OSTRACODS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OSTRACODES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTRACODES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 323) | 272 | 323 | 246 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
51 of the 323 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOCTORESS, DOCTRESS, SARCODES, SCORDATO, SARCODE, SCORSED, CASTED, COOSERS, DOOCES, SCROTES, COATES, COOSER and 39 more. 26 of the 323 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOORCASES, DOORCASE, RECOATS, ROSACES, CREDS, OCREAS, OSCARS, ACROS, CERTS, CRED, OSETRAS, OSSETRA and 14 more.