Unscramble TENACULUMS and you have 328 words, TENACULUMS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CUMULATES and TENACULUM, 13 points each. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from TENACULUMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
16 of 51 7-letter words from TENACULUMS tie at 11 points; none scores more. NUCLEUS, CALUMET and ALUMNUS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble TENACULUMS, 25 score 10 points, the group's best. MUSCLE, CASTLE and CLAUSE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from TENACULUMS; 18 of them share the top score of 9. CAUSE, CLEAN and ACUTE are everyday picks.
13 of 60 4-letter words in TENACULUMS tie at 8 points; none scores more. CASE, CAME and MALE will look familiar.
CAM, CUM and MAC share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with TENACULUMS letters. CAN, MAN and MEN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of TENACULUMS but one, change that one, and you get:
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What TENACULUMS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TENACULUMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENACULUMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 328) | 256 | 328 | 240 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
70 of the 328 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CUMULETS, MUCULENT, SAECULUM, CUMULET, ENCALMS, LUCUMAS, MUCATES, MUTUCAS, SECULUM, CLAMES, ENCALM, LACMUS and 58 more. 18 of the 328 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MESCLUN, CULMEN, MUTUALS, UNMUTES, CENTAS, CUMS, CENTU, LUMAS, LUNATES, CALS, LUMA, CAL and 6 more. 2 of the 328 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.