Unscramble SUBFUSCS to get 21 words. SUBFUSCS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1U12B34F4U12S1C34S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SUBFUSCS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 3 with 5, 9 with 4, 5 with 3 and 1 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in SUBFUSCS: SUBFUSC, for 14 points.
There is a single one of the 6-letter words made with SUBFUSCS letters: BUSSUS, 8 points.
US is the only one of the 2-letter words made with SUBFUSCS letters; it scores 2 points.
Keep every letter of SUBFUSCS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SU · ending in CS · all 8-letter words
SUBFUSCS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBFUSCS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBFUSCS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 21) | 16 | 21 | 14 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FUSC, BUSSUS, BUSSU, SUSUS and SUSU, 5 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SUBFUSCS and SUS, 2 in all.