Unscramble scour

31 words come out when you unscramble SCOUR, starting with SCOUR itself: 7 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 7 points: COURS. The best shorter words score 6: 8 of them, CURS, CRUS and ROCS included. The 5 letters split into 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From scour

By length, the words from SCOUR split into 2 with 5 letters, 10 with 4, 13 with 3 and 6 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with scour

2 5-letter words made with SCOUR letters use every letter: SCOUR and its 1 anagram COURS, all with 7 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with scour

Of the 10 4-letter words in SCOUR, 8 score 6 points, the group's best. SOUR is the one most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with scour

8 of 13 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCOUR tie at 5 points; none scores more. CUR will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with scour

Every one of the 6 2-letter words from SCOUR scores 2. OR, US and SO are everyday picks.

SCOUR With One Letter Changed

These 6 words have the length of SCOUR, with one letter different:

More 5-letter words: starting with SC · ending in UR · all 5-letter words

Add two letters to SCOUR:

Definitions for the Top SCOUR Plays

SCOUR first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SCOUR 7 · 9
to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing
CORS 6 · 7
an ancient unit of measure
CRUS 6 · 8
a grade or class of wine
CURS 6 · 8
a mongrel dog
ORCS 6 · 7
a marine mammal
ROCS 6 · 7
a legendary bird of prey
COR 5 · 6
an ancient unit of measure
COS 5 · 6
a variety of lettuce

SCOUR in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SCOUR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SCOUR itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 31)223119

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

9 of the 31 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COURS, COUR, RUCS, SCUR, RUC, OUS, SUR, OU and UR. 3 of the 31 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CORS, CRU and SOC.

Longer Words Built on SCOUR

With one more tile, the letters of SCOUR spell the words below.

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