Unscramble SCOREBOARD and you have 310 words, SCOREBOARD itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 13, among them BARCODES, BROCADES and BROCARDS. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SCOREBOARD split into 1 with 10 letters, 13 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
5 of 33 7-letter words in SCOREBOARD tie at 12 points; none scores more. RECORDS, BORDERS and BROADER will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words from SCOREBOARD, BRACED and DECARB tie for first at 11 points. RECORD, BOARDS and BORDER are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SCOREBOARD, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. BASED, BOARD and CARDS are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 4-letter words from SCOREBOARD tie at 8 points; none scores more. CODE, CARD and BASE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in SCOREBOARD are led by BAC, CAB and COB, 7 points each. CAR, BAD and BAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SCOREBOARD for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BARCODES, BROCADES and CORDOBAS (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SCOREBOARD, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOREBOARD itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 310) | 245 | 310 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
65 of the 310 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BROCARDS, BROCARD, DECARBS, CERRADOS, DECARB, BOORDES, BORDARS, BRASCO, CERRADO, COARBS, CORBES, SARCODE and 53 more. 22 of the 310 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BARCODES, BARCODE, DOORCASE, ADORBS, ARROCES, DOBROS, SCROB, BOREAS, CREDS, CRED, DOBE, DOOB and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of SCOREBOARD plus a single extra one.