Unscramble SURFACTANTS and you have 292 words, SURFACTANTS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SURFACTANT leads with 15 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SURFACTANTS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with SURFACTANTS letters: SURFACTANT, 15 points.
Among 29 7-letter words from SURFACTANTS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. STRATUS is the familiar one.
10 of 60 6-letter words in SURFACTANTS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CRAFTS, STARTS and FRANCS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with SURFACTANTS letters, the top score is 10, reached by 11. FACTS, CRAFT and FRANC are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SURFACTANTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CART, CARS and FAST will look familiar.
CAF scores highest among the 3-letter words from SURFACTANTS at 8 points, ahead of AFT and ARF on 6. CAN, CAR and ART are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAFTANS and FRACTUS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SURFACTANTS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURFACTANTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 292) | 209 | 292 | 188 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FRUCTANS, FRUCTAN, UNFACTS, FRACTS, SCUFTS, UNFACT, FRACT, FURCA, SCUFT, ACTANTS, ASCAUNT, CANTARS and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRUFTS, CRUFT, CURTANAS, FACTA, FANARTS, CAFS, CURTANA, FANART, SNARFS, CAF, SCRANS, SNARF and 9 more, 21 in all.