Unscramble SOFTBOUND to get 212 words. SOFTBOUND itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1O1F4T1B34O1U12N12D2
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SOFTBOUND by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 18 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with SOFTBOUND letters, DOOFUS, FONDUS and FOUNDS tie for first at 10 points. BOUNDS, DOUBTS and DOBSON are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from SOFTBOUND, BUFOS leads with 10 points, then FONDS and FONDU on 9. FOUND, SOUND and FUNDS are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SOFTBOUND, BUFO, FOBS and FUBS tie for first at 9 points. FOOD, FUND and FOOT are everyday picks.
FOB and FUB are the top 3-letter words in SOFTBOUND, 8 points each. NOT, BUT and OUT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SOFTBOUND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SO · ending in ND · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DOOFUS, FONDUS, FOUNDS and OBTUNDS (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SOFTBOUND, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTBOUND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 212) | 167 | 212 | 153 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BUFOS, BUFO, FOUDS, UNBOOTS, UNSOFT, BUDOS, DSOBO, FOUD, UNBOOT, BOUNS, BUDO, DOBS and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOOBS, DOOB, FOOS, NOOBS, TSUBO, DOUTS, FOO, NOOB, OOF, UDONS, UNDOS, DOUT and 2 more, 14 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of SOFTBOUND plus a single extra one.