Unscramble UNFAMILIAR to get 253 words. UNFAMILIAR itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from UNFAMILIAR by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 9 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in UNFAMILIAR: LUMINARIA, 11 points.
Of the 39 6-letter words from UNFAMILIAR, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. ANIMAL, MANUAL and ALUMNI are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words in UNFAMILIAR, the top score is 10, reached by 5. FINAL, ALARM and MARIA are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with UNFAMILIAR letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. MAIL, MAIN and FILM are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble UNFAMILIAR are led by FAM and FUM, 8 points each. MAN, AIR and RUN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of UNFAMILIAR but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FAMILIAR (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept UNFAMILIAR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNFAMILIAR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 200 | 251 | 183 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
51 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INFIMA, UNFIRM, FRAIM, FURLANA, FLIM, MURLAIN, ALMAIN, AUMAIL, FANAL, FUM, FURAL, MURLAN and 39 more. 17 of the 253 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FILMI, INFULA, MILF, RAILMAN, FAM, FLIR, MIRIN, RAMAL, RAMIN, LUMA, MANI, MARA and 5 more. 2 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI.
This word takes every letter of UNFAMILIAR plus a single extra one.