Unscramble VAGITUSES and you have 247 words, VAGITUSES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. VAGITUS, VAGUEST and VISAGES are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VAGITUSES split into 1 with 9 letters, 11 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 6-letter words in VAGITUSES are led by VAGUES and VISAGE, 10 points each. SUITES, GUESTS and TISSUE are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VAGITUSES; 5 of them share the top score of 9. ISSUE, GUEST and STAGE are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words from VAGITUSES tie at 8 points; none scores more. SAVE, GIVE and GETS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble VAGITUSES, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, ITS and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VAGITUSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VAGUEST and VISAGES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VAGITUSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAGITUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 186 | 247 | 169 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VAGITUSES, VAGITUS, VAGUES, AVISES, SATIVE, STIVES, VAUTES, AGUISES, AVISE, STIVE, VAGS, VAUTE and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STEVIAS, STEVIA, VEGAS, VEGA, SEVS, GITES, SEV, TEGUS, GITE, SIGS, AGS, GIS and 5 more, 17 in all.