Unscrambling SOUNDS gives 46 words. SOUNDS is the longest, and SOUNDS scores the most at 7 points.
No other single word uses all 6 letters of SOUNDS. SOUNDS has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 7 points before any board bonuses.
6-letter words 1
5-letter words 2
nodus6sound6
4-letter words 15
dons5doss5duns5duos5nods5nous4onus4ouds5sods5sons4sous4suds5suns4udos5undo5
3-letter words 18
don4dos4dun4duo4nod4nos3nus3ods4ons3oud4sod4son3sos3sou3sud4sun3udo4uns3
2-letter words 10
do3no2nu2od3on2os2so2ss2un2us2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.