Unscramble SCAREWARE and you have 195 words, SCAREWARE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: CAREWARES. Of the shorter words, CAREWARE leads with 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.
Words from SCAREWARE by length: 2 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 18 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 12 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in SCAREWARE: CAREWARE, 13 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCAREWARE is CREWES, 11 points; AWARER and REWEAR on 9 follow. CAREER, RACERS and ERASER are everyday picks.
Among 57 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SCAREWARE, the top score is 10, reached by 6. AREAS, AWARE and ACRES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from SCAREWARE, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. WERE, AREA and CASE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SCAREWARE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SC · ending in RE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SCREWER (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SCAREWARE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCAREWARE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 147 | 195 | 142 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAREWARES, SCAREWARE, CAREWARE, CREWES, CREWE, SCRAW, WAACS, AWARER, SCAW, WAAC, CRARES, SCARRE and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REWEARS, REWEAR, EEW, EASER and EW, 5 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SCAREWARE and one more.