347 words come out when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISE, starting with SUBOPTIMISE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. BUMPIEST is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SUBOPTIMISE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 16 with 8, 55 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words made with SUBOPTIMISE letters, BUMPIEST leads with 14 points, then BESPOUTS and BIOPSIES on 12. OPTIMISE is the familiar one.
30 of 55 7-letter words from SUBOPTIMISE tie at 11 points; none scores more. SUBMITS, IMPOSES and IMPETUS will look familiar.
POMBES scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISE at 12 points, ahead of BEMIST and BESMUT on 10. SUBMIT, IMPOSE and MISUSE are the ones most people know.
BUMPS and POMBE are the top 5-letter words made with SUBOPTIMISE letters, 11 points each. POEMS, BUSES and TEMPO will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISE is BUMP, 10 points; BOEP and BOPS on 8 follow. BEST, ITEM and BITS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from SUBOPTIMISE, the top score is 7, reached by 9. BUT, PUT and BIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SUBOPTIMISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SU · ending in SE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BUMPIEST (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SUBOPTIMISE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOPTIMISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 347) | 252 | 347 | 231 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBOPTIMISE, BESPOUTS, STOMPIES, STUMPIES, BESPITS, BESPOTS, BESPOUT, MOPSIES, MOPUSES, OBEISMS, POSTBUS, PUBISES and 83 more, 95 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEMIPIOUS, POMBES, POMBE, PISTOUS, POSIEST, POSTIES, SUMOIST, TOUPIES, MIPS, PUBE, EMOS, BES and 9 more, 21 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of SUBOPTIMISE spell the words below.