Unscramble VAGARIOUS to get 217 words. VAGARIOUS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VAGARIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 7, 20 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 49 5-letter words from VAGARIOUS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. VIRUS, SUGAR and VISOR are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VAGARIOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. VISA, RUGS and SAGA will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from VAGARIOUS, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. AIR, AGO and GAS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VAGARIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VA · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VIGOURS and VIRAGOS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VAGARIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAGARIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 143 | 217 | 125 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVRUGAS, AVRUGA, GRAVIS, GRAVS, VIROUS, GOVS, GRAV, RIVAS, URVAS, VAGS, VOARS, VROUS and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VARIAS, VOGS, ASIAGO, VOG, AGROS, SARGO, AGRO, ASURA, ORGS, AGS, GIS, GOS and 6 more, 18 in all.