ROOTBEC is not a word, but unscramble ROOTBEC and 70 words appear: the best is CORBE at 9 points. Of the shorter words, REBOOT and COOTER lead with 8 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ROOTBEC by length: 2 with 6 letters, 4 with 5, 21 with 4, 32 with 3 and 11 with 2. The longest answer has 6 letters.
COB scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ROOTBEC at 7 points, ahead of BET and BOO on 5. TOO, ROB and TOE are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COOTER and REBOOT (8 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ROOTBEC is not playable as it is in any of the three, yet its letters form 70 words that are.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTBEC itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 70) | 60 | 70 | 54 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CORBE, BOET, BOTE, BOR, OBO, TOC, OB, OOR, REO and OO, 10 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERT, TOCO, ECO, TEC, ROO and TE, 6 in all.