Unscramble PIKAUS and you have 61 words, PIKAUS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PIKAUS by length: 1 with 6 letters, 6 with 5, 17 with 4, 27 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Keep every letter of PIKAUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with PI · ending in US · all 6-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with KAPUS, PAIKS and PIKAS (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PIKAUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIKAUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 61) | 48 | 60 | 41 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIKAUS, PIKAU, PUKAS, PUKA, KUIAS, KAIS, KUIA, KAI, SIK, PAIS, SAI and SUI, 12 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KAPUS, KAPU, PAKS, PAK, SIKA, KIS, SUK and KI, 8 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK.