262 words come out when you unscramble VAUNTIEST, starting with VAUNTIEST itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 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 VAUNTIEST split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 17 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
11 of 39 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VAUNTIEST tie at 9 points; none scores more. NATIVE, TITANS and INVEST will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from VAUNTIEST, 30 score 8 points, the group's best. SAINT, VISTA and SATIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VAUNTIEST, the top score is 7, reached by 36. SAVE, EAST and ANTI are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words from VAUNTIEST, 16 score 6 points, the group's best. ITS, SET and SUN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VAUNTIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VA · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with NAIVEST, NATIVES, STATIVE, VAINEST and VAUNTIE (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VAUNTIEST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAUNTIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 262) | 195 | 262 | 181 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: VAUNTIEST, SUIVANTE, TASTEVIN, SATIVE, VAUTES, AVINE, AVISE, STIVE, VANTS, VAUTE, VAUTS, VINTS and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: STEVIA, VENUS, NAVS, VINS, AUTIST, NAV, SEITAN, SEV, STATIN, VIN, ATS, EST and 2 more.