Unscramble RUTHENIOUS and you have 342 words, RUTHENIOUS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 7 reach 11 points, SOUTHERN, OUTSHINE and NUTHOUSE among them. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from RUTHENIOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 11 with 8, 55 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 55 7-letter words in RUTHENIOUS, 31 score 10 points, the group's best. ROUTINE, HUNTERS and HORNETS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RUTHENIOUS; 46 of them share the top score of 9. HUNTER, INSERT and HONEST are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from RUTHENIOUS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. OTHER, HOUSE and NORTH are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in RUTHENIOUS score 7 points. HOUR, HOST and HITS are the ones most people know.
30 of 60 3-letter words made with RUTHENIOUS letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOT, ONE and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RUTHENIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HORNIEST, NUTHOUSE, ORNITHES, OUTSHINE, SHOUTIER and SOUTHERN (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: RUTHENIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTHENIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 272 | 342 | 256 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RUTHENIOUS, OUTHIRES, NITHERS, OUTHIRE, ROUTHIE, THRENOS, TOSHIER, UNHERST, UNSHOUT, HOSTIE, NITHER, OUTHER and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHOUTIER, HOUSIER, HORSIE, HOSER, ROSHI, SHERO, SHITE, SHIUR, SHEN, TURIONS, HOS, SHO and 4 more, 16 in all.
This word takes every letter of RUTHENIOUS plus a single extra one.