250 words come out when you unscramble VARIOLOIDS, starting with VARIOLOIDS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, VARIOLOID leads with 13 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VARIOLOIDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with VARIOLOIDS letters: VARIOLOID, 13 points.
Of the 37 6-letter words from VARIOLOIDS, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. RADIOS, SAILOR and RIVALS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in VARIOLOIDS; 10 of them share the top score of 9. VALID, AVOID and DOORS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with VARIOLOIDS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 8. DOOR, LORD and LOAD are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble VARIOLOIDS, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. OLD, AIR and OIL are everyday picks.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVOIDALS (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VARIOLOIDS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARIOLOIDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 175 | 250 | 161 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIVIS, DIVOS, LIVORS, ORVALS, VIOLD, VIRALS, DIVI, DIVO, DIVS, LIVOR, ORVAL, RIVAS and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VARIOLOIDS, VARIOLOID, OVOIDALS, VIDS, VID, DOSAI, DOSA, LOID, DAS, ODA, ARO, DA and 2 more, 14 in all.