Unscramble SUBFUSKS and you have 22 words, SUBFUSKS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. SUBFUSK is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUBFUSKS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 4 with 5, 9 with 4, 5 with 3 and 1 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with SUBFUSKS letters: SUBFUSK, 16 points.
BUSSUS is the only one of the 6-letter words in SUBFUSKS; it scores 8 points.
Just 1 of the 2-letter words in SUBFUSKS: US, for 2 points.
Keep every letter of SUBFUSKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SU · ending in KS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BUSKS (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SUBFUSKS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBFUSKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 22) | 14 | 22 | 11 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 8 of them: SUBFUSKS, SUBFUSK, FUSKS, FUSK, BUSSUS, BUSSU, SUSUS and SUSU. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: SUKS, SUK and SUS.