218 words come out when you unscramble SUBOPTIMUM, starting with SUBOPTIMUM itself: 18 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. BUMPTIOUS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 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 SUBOPTIMUM split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 19 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in SUBOPTIMUM: BUMPTIOUS, for 15 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with SUBOPTIMUM letters: OPTIMUMS, 14 points.
Of the 19 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMUM, 12 score 10 points, the group's best. SUBMIT and SUMMIT are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMUM, BUMPS and MUMPS tie for first at 11 points. MOIST, STUMP and OPIUM are everyday picks.
BUMP and MUMP are the top 4-letter words from SUBOPTIMUM, 10 points each. MOST, POST and MUST will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in SUBOPTIMUM, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. BUT, TOP and PUT are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BUMPTIOUS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUBOPTIMUM works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOPTIMUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 164 | 218 | 154 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STOMIUM, IMPOTS, SUMPIT, TIMBOS, TOMIUM, BISOM, IMPOT, MOPUS, MOUPS, OMBUS, PIUMS, STUMM and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MIPS, PISTOU, TSUBO, MUSO, MOI, POS, PST, SOM, TUM and PO, 10 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUBOPTIMUM and one more.