Unscramble SPINACEOUS and you have 340 words, SPINACEOUS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PUISSANCE, CAPONISES and PINACEOUS lead with 13 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPINACEOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 16 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
51 7-letter words from SPINACEOUS; 14 of them share the top score of 11. CASINOS, PASSION and SAPIENS are everyday picks.
34 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPINACEOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. CASINO, COPIES and CENSUS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in SPINACEOUS; 37 of them share the top score of 9. SPACE, CASES and CAUSE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with SPINACEOUS letters, 24 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, PICS and ICON are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SPINACEOUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ASS and CUP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SPINACEOUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAPONISES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SPINACEOUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPINACEOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 274 | 340 | 252 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
66 of the 340 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPINACEOUS, CONSPUES, PAEONICS, PINCASES, PONCEAUS, CONSPUE, PANISCS, PAUNCES, PINCASE, PONCEAU, UNCAPES, UNCOPES and 54 more. 22 of the 340 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CAPONISES, PINACEOUS, CAPONISE, CASSIOPE, PAEONIC, CAESIOUS, SCOPAE, CASSINE, SCOPA, ASCONS, COPI, INSPOS and 10 more.