Unscramble VERBOSEST and you have 270 words, VERBOSEST itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VERBOSEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 23 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Of the 23 7-letter words made with VERBOSEST letters, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. OBSERVE, VERBOSE and STEREOS are the ones most people know.
5 of 59 6-letter words from VERBOSEST tie at 11 points; none scores more. STORES, STEREO and SERVES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VERBOSEST, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. SERVE, VOTES and ROSES are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in VERBOSEST, OBVS and VERB tie for first at 9 points. OVER, BEST and EVER are everyday picks.
Among 46 3-letter words made with VERBOSEST letters, the top score is 6, reached by 9. SEE, SET and ROB are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of VERBOSEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VE · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OBSERVES, OBVERSES and OVERBETS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts VERBOSEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERBOSEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 216 | 270 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VERBOSEST, BEVERS, BEVER, ESTOVER, STERVES, BESORTS, BREESTS, OBESEST, OBVS, STERVE, BESORT, BETOSS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BOSSER, BESES, SEVS, SEV, SORTES, BES, RESES, ESSE, ESTS, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all.