288 words come out when you unscramble SUFFOCATES, starting with SUFFOCATES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SUFFOCATE, 17 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SUFFOCATES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
SUFFOCATE is the only one of the 9-letter words in SUFFOCATES; it scores 17 points.
Of the 21 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUFFOCATES, 6 score 15 points, the group's best. FOCUSES, AFFECTS and FAUCETS are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 6-letter words from SUFFOCATES tie at 14 points; none scores more. AFFECT, CAUSES and OFFSET will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from SUFFOCATES, the top score is 13, reached by 7. STAFF, COSTS and CASES are the familiar ones.
CAFF, COFF and CUFF share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in SUFFOCATES. CASE, COST and FAST are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with SUFFOCATES letters are led by AFF, EFF and OFF, 9 points each. OUT, SET and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SUFFOCATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CASTOFFS and OFFCASTS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SUFFOCATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOCATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 232 | 288 | 215 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: SUFFECTS, SUFFECT, SCAFFS, CUFFO, SCAFF, FUSTOCS, TUFFES, FUSTOC, SCUFTS, TUFFE, FEATOUS, SCUFT and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: OFFA, CAFS, COTEAUS, FESTAS, CAF, FESTA, FESTS, FEST, FES, ECO, FE, SOC and 5 more.