376 words come out when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISES, starting with SUBOPTIMISES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SUBOPTIMISES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in SUBOPTIMISES: SUBOPTIMISE, for 17 points.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISES, BUMPIEST leads with 14 points, then BESPOUTS and BIOPSIES on 12. OPTIMISE is the familiar one.
60 7-letter words from SUBOPTIMISES; 33 of them share the top score of 11. SUBMITS, IMPOSES and IMPETUS are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMISES, POMBES leads with 12 points, then BEMIST and BESMUT on 10. SUBMIT, IMPOSE and MISSES are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from SUBOPTIMISES, BUMPS and POMBE tie for first at 11 points. POEMS, BUSES and TEMPO are everyday picks.
BUMP tops the 4-letter words in SUBOPTIMISES at 10 points; next come BOEP and BOPS on 8. BEST, ITEM and BITS will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with SUBOPTIMISES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 9. BUT, PUT and BIT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SUBOPTIMISES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BUMPIEST (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBOPTIMISES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOPTIMISES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 376) | 276 | 376 | 253 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBOPTIMISES, SUBOPTIMISE, POSTBUSES, BESPOUTS, IMBOSSES, STOMPIES, STUMPIES, BESPITS, BESPOTS, BESPOUT, MOPSIES, MOPUSES and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEMIPIOUS, POMBES, POMBE, MIOSISES, PISSIEST, SUMOISTS, BOSSEST, PISTOUS, POSIEST, POSTIES, MIPS, PUBE and 11 more, 23 in all.