Unscramble TAIKONAUTS and you have 269 words, TAIKONAUTS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. TAIKONAUT is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from TAIKONAUTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 13 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 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 made with TAIKONAUTS letters: TAIKONAUT, for 13 points.
18 of 42 6-letter words from TAIKONAUTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. TITANS, SONATA and ATTAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with TAIKONAUTS letters, 55 score 9 points, the group's best. TANKS, KNOTS and STINK are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TAIKONAUTS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. SKIN, TASK and KITS are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 3-letter words from TAIKONAUTS tie at 7 points; none scores more. NOT, OUT and ITS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of TAIKONAUTS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with TA · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with STOTINKA (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts TAIKONAUTS, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIKONAUTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 174 | 269 | 151 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAIKONAUTS, TAIKONAUT, ASTATKI, TANKIAS, AIKONA, AKITAS, ATTASK, KATTIS, KIAATS, NATAKS, NIKAUS, TANKIA and 83 more, 95 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KATSINA, SANTOKU, OTAKUS, TAIKOS, OTAKU, SAKTI, STONK, TAIKO, TAKAS, OIKS, ATONIAS, KIS and 11 more, 23 in all.