Unscramble PULVEROUS to get 242 words. PULVEROUS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is OVERPLUS, 13 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PULVEROUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 16 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in PULVEROUS: OVERPLUS, 13 points.
Of the 33 6-letter words from PULVEROUS, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. LOVERS, PURSUE and PROVES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PULVEROUS, PERVO, PERVS and PROVE tie for first at 10 points. SUPER, PULSE and SOLVE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PULVEROUS, PERV leads with 9 points, then ERUV and EVOS on 7. OVER, LOVE and PLUS are the familiar ones.
9 of 59 3-letter words from PULVEROUS tie at 6 points; none scores more. USE, PRO and UPS will look familiar.
This word has the length of PULVEROUS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in US · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OVERPLUS (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PULVEROUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PULVEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 175 | 242 | 161 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: PULVEROUS, PULVERS, PULVER, LURVES, PERLOUS, POURSUE, LURVE, OPULUS, OVELS, POULES, PROULS, SLOVE and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: PERVOS, PERVO, PERVS, PERV, SLURVE, ERUVS, ERUV, LEVS, SEV, URPS, POS, URP and 2 more.