Unscramble SUBOFFICER and you have 295 words, SUBOFFICER itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 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.
Words from SUBOFFICER by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 4 with 8, 26 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Among 26 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOFFICER, the top score is 15, reached by 13. OFFICER, OFFICES and OBSCURE are the familiar ones.
58 6-letter words from SUBOFFICER; 11 of them share the top score of 14. OFFICE, SOURCE and COURSE are everyday picks.
12 of 60 5-letter words from SUBOFFICER tie at 13 points; none scores more. OFFER, FORCE and FOCUS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in SUBOFFICER, the top score is 12, reached by 5. FOUR, FIRE and SURF are the familiar ones.
EFF, IFF and OFF are the top 3-letter words made with SUBOFFICER letters, 9 points each. ICE, SEC and BUS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SUBOFFICER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ER · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COIFFEURS and COIFFURES (17 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBOFFICER 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOFFICER itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 231 | 294 | 219 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBOFFICER, SUBOFFICE, BIFFERS, BIFFER, BIFFOS, BIFFO, BUFFE, CUFFO, FIBROSE, OFFIES, FIBROS, OFFIE and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCUFFER, BOEUFS, BURFIS, BOEUF, BURFI, SCROB, FES, BES, CRU, ECO, FE and OI, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUBOFFICER and one more.