Unscramble UNCURBABLE and you have 248 words, UNCURBABLE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
U12N12C34U12R1B34A1B34L12E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from UNCURBABLE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 10 with 7, 40 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with UNCURBABLE letters: UNCURABLE, for 13 points.
40 6-letter words from UNCURBABLE; 16 of them share the top score of 10. BUREAU, UNABLE and AUBURN are everyday picks.
CUBEB scores highest among the 5-letter words in UNCURBABLE at 11 points, ahead of ACERB and BABEL on 9. LEARN, CLEAR and CABLE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with UNCURBABLE letters, the top score is 8, reached by 17. CARE, CLUB and BLUE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble UNCURBABLE tie at 7 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UNCURBABLE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with UN · ending in LE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CURBABLE (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts UNCURBABLE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCURBABLE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 199 | 248 | 185 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNCURBABLE, NUBECULA, BECURL, CUBANE, BUNCE, CABRE, BRANLE, BUBA, NUCULE, RANCEL, RAUCLE, UNBARE and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UNCURABLE, CABLER, NUBBER, BANC, BUBU, BURB, UNBALE, RUBEL, BEAL, BUNA, BAE, CAL and 2 more, 14 in all.