Unscramble RUSALKAS to get 106 words. RUSALKAS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of RUSALKAS is on the page: KURSAALS, each 12 points. Of the shorter words, KURSAAL, RUSALKA and SAKSAUL lead with 11 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
R1U12S1A1L12K5A1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from RUSALKAS by length: 2 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 4 with 6, 27 with 5, 38 with 4, 24 with 3 and 8 with 2.
20 of 38 4-letter words in RUSALKAS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ASKS, ALAS and AURA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RUSALKAS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with RU · ending in AS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with KRAALS (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RUSALKAS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSALKAS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 106) | 71 | 106 | 64 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 35 of them: KURSAALS, RUSALKAS, KURSAAL, RUSALKA, SAKSAUL, LAKSAS, KARAS, KSARS, KULAS, LAKSA, LUSKS, AKAS and 23 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: RAKUS, RAKU, SUKS, SUK, ASURAS, ASURA and SUS.