Unscramble VAUNTAGES and you have 240 words, VAUNTAGES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. VANTAGES and VAUNTAGE are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 9 letters split into 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 VAUNTAGES split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Of the 28 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VAUNTAGES, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. AGENTS, SAVAGE and NAUSEA are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 5-letter words from VAUNTAGES tie at 9 points; none scores more. AGENT, GUEST and STAGE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in VAUNTAGES, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. SAVE, GETS and GAVE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with VAUNTAGES letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. GET, AGE and GAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VAUNTAGES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VANTAGES (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: VAUNTAGES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAUNTAGES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 182 | 240 | 163 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
58 of the 240 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VAUNTAGES, VAUNTAGE, AVAUNTS, SAVANTE, VAGUES, SATNAV, VAUTES, TAGUANS, TAVAS, VAGS, VANTS, VAUTE and 46 more. 19 of the 240 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VEGAS, GATEAUS, VEGA, VENUS, NAVS, TANGAS, GEANS, NAGAS, NAV, SEV, TANGA, TEGUS and 7 more.