234 words come out when you unscramble SUFFOCATE, starting with SUFFOCATE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SUFFOCATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in SUFFOCATE: OUTFACES, for 13 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUFFOCATE are led by AFFECT, CUTOFF and OFFCUT, 14 points each. OFFSET, FAUCET and FACETS are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words from SUFFOCATE tie at 13 points; none scores more. STAFF, STUFF and CAUSE will look familiar.
CAFF, COFF and CUFF share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in SUFFOCATE. CASE, COST and FAST are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with SUFFOCATE letters, AFF, EFF and OFF tie for first at 9 points. OUT, SET and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SUFFOCATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SU · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AFFECTS, CASTOFF, CUTOFFS, OFFCAST and OFFCUTS (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUFFOCATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOCATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 185 | 234 | 170 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
49 of the 234 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUFFECT, CUFFO, SCAFF, TUFFES, FUSTOC, TUFFE, FEATOUS, SCUFT, CAUF, FOUATS, FOUEST, FOUETS and 37 more. 15 of the 234 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OFFA, CAFS, COTEAUS, CAF, FESTA, FEST, ECOS, FES, ECO, FE, SOC, TEC and 3 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUFFOCATE and one more.