Unscramble SCARABOID to get 259 words. SCARABOID itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CARABIDS, 13 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SCARABOID by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 13 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with SCARABOID letters: CARABIDS, for 13 points.
BARDIC scores highest among the 6-letter words from SCARABOID at 11 points, ahead of ARABIC and BARCAS on 10. BOARDS, ABROAD and RADIOS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SCARABOID; 18 of them share the top score of 9. BOARD, CARDS and BASIC are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words made with SCARABOID letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CARD, DISC and ACID will look familiar.
BAC, CAB and COB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCARABOID. CAR, BAD and BAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SCARABOID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SC · ending in ID · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CARABIDS (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: SCARABOID is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCARABOID itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 196 | 259 | 175 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
63 of the 259 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCABRID, CABRIOS, ABRAIDS, ABROADS, BORSIC, BRASCO, CABRIO, COARBS, ABACS, ABORDS, ABRAID, BARDOS and 51 more. 21 of the 259 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SCARABOID, BAIDARS, BARCAS, CARDIOS, ADORBS, BAIDAR, BARCA, CARDIO, SCROB, ARABIS, ACAIS, ACROS and 9 more.
These 4 words take every letter of SCARABOID plus a single extra one.