Unscramble SUBLIMINAL and you have 272 words, SUBLIMINAL itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SUBLIMINAL split into 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 8, 17 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among 48 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBLIMINAL, the top score is 10, reached by 10. ALBUMS, ALUMNI and NIMBUS are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 5-letter words from SUBLIMINAL tie at 9 points; none scores more. ALBUM, BILLS and BALLS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with SUBLIMINAL letters, the top score is 8, reached by 11. MAIL, MAIN and BILL are the familiar ones.
BAM, BUM and MIB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBLIMINAL. ALL, MAN and BIN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SUBLIMINAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
SUBLIMINAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUBLIMINAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBLIMINAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 220 | 272 | 210 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BALLIUMS, BALLIUM, BILLMAN, MIBUNAS, MALIBU, MIBUNA, SUBMAN, BAILLIS, BILIANS, LIMAILS, LUMBI, NIMBS and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SALUMI, BUNAS, LUMAS, MANIS, BUNA, INSULA, LUMA, MANI, UMS and LUN, 10 in all.
This word takes every letter of SUBLIMINAL plus a single extra one.