Unscramble VITACEOUS to get 248 words. VITACEOUS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 12 points, ACTIVES, OCTAVES and AVOCETS among them. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from VITACEOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 35 6-letter words made with VITACEOUS letters, 11 score 11 points, the group's best. ACTIVE, VOICES and SOVIET are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from VITACEOUS; 11 of them share the top score of 10. CAUSE, VOICE and COAST are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VITACEOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 5. CASE, SAVE and COST are the familiar ones.
VAC tops the 3-letter words made with VITACEOUS letters at 8 points; next come AVE and AVO on 6. OUT, ITS and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VITACEOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACTIVES, AVOCETS, COSTIVE and OCTAVES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VITACEOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITACEOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 184 | 248 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VITACEOUS, VACUIST, CAUVES, CIVES, CIVE, OVATES, SATIVE, SOCIATE, VAUTES, AVISE, CESTUI, COATES and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COTEAUS, STEVIA, CUEIST, ETICS, ECOS, OUTIES, SEV, ECO, SOC, TEC, ATS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.