Unscramble SCUSES and you have 22 words, SCUSES itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of SCUSES is on the page: CUSSES, each 8 points. The strongest shorter word is SCUSE, 7 points. 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SCUSES by length: 2 with 6 letters, 2 with 5, 9 with 4, 7 with 3 and 2 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Keep every letter of SCUSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with SC · ending in ES · all 6-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CUSSES (8 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SCUSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 22) | 19 | 22 | 17 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCUSES, SCUSE and SESS, 3 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SUSES and SUS, 2 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of SCUSES spell the words below.