Unscramble SOILBORNE and you have 288 words, SOILBORNE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BORNEOLS leads with 10 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
S1O1I1L12B34O1R1N12E1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SOILBORNE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 22 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
BORNEOLS is the only one of the 8-letter words in SOILBORNE; it scores 10 points.
Among 22 7-letter words made with SOILBORNE letters, the top score is 9, reached by 14. EROSION, ORIOLES and BOILERS are the familiar ones.
35 of 60 6-letter words from SOILBORNE tie at 8 points; none scores more. BOILER, LINERS and LESION will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SOILBORNE, the top score is 7, reached by 59. NOBLE, ROBIN and BONES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with SOILBORNE letters score 6 points. BORN, BONE and BORE are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SOILBORNE; 27 of them share the top score of 5. ONE, OIL and BIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SOILBORNE but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BORNEOLS (10 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SOILBORNE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOILBORNE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 221 | 288 | 205 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: BOLINES, BONSOIR, BOONERS, LIBEROS, LOOBIER, OBELION, BESOIN, BIRSLE, BLORES, BOLINE, BORELS, BROOLS and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: NOOBIES, BELONS, BINERS, BOONER, NOOBIE, BELON, BINER, BIROS, NOOBS, BIRO, LOONIE, NOOB and 4 more.