Unscramble PLUVIANS and you have 202 words, PLUVIANS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PLUVIANS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 15 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words from PLUVIANS, PAVIN and PAVIS tie for first at 10 points. PLANS, PLAIN and NAILS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PLUVIANS are led by PAVS and SPIV, 9 points each. PLAN, PLUS and PAIN are the familiar ones.
PAV tops the 3-letter words in PLUVIANS at 8 points; next come LAV and LUV on 6. SUN, VAN and SPA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PLUVIANS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PL · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PLUVIAN (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PLUVIANS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUVIANS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 173 | 202 | 158 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLUVIANS, UNVAILS, PAVS, UNVAIL, PAV, VALIS, PAULS, SPAIN, SPAUL, SPIAL, SPINA, UVAS and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VULNS, LIPAS, NAVS, PALIS, PULAS, VINS, VULN, INSULA, LIPA, NAV, PALI, VIN and 3 more, 15 in all.
This word takes every letter of PLUVIANS plus a single extra one.