178 words come out when you unscramble SHOWBIZZES, starting with SHOWBIZZES itself: 36 in Scrabble, 36 in Words With Friends. WHIZZES is the best of the shorter words, at 31 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SHOWBIZZES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 7, 14 with 6, 32 with 5, 51 with 4, 52 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOWBIZZES is WHIZZ, 29 points; SWIZZ on 26 and BIZZO on 25 follow. SHOWS, SHOES and SIZES are everyday picks.
HIZZ tops the 4-letter words from SHOWBIZZES at 25 points; next come WHIZ on 19 and SWIZ on 16. SHOW, SIZE and WISH will look familiar.
ZIZ scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOWBIZZES at 21 points, ahead of WIZ and ZHO on 15. WHO, WEB and BOW are the ones most people know.
SHOWBIZZES first, then short meanings for the 5 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHOWBIZZES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOWBIZZES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 129 | 178 | 114 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WHIZZO, SWIZZES, HIZZES, BIZZOS, SWIZZ, BIZZO, HIZZ, OZZIES, OZZIE, ZIZ, SWIZ, ZHOS and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WIZZES, SEZ, BISHES, BISH, OWIES, HOSS, OWIE, SESH, SOHS, HOS, SHO, SOH and 3 more, 15 in all.