Unscramble APPROACHES and you have 306 words, APPROACHES itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are COPPERAHS and SCRAPHEAP, 18 points each. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from APPROACHES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 8 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROACHES, APPEACH, CHOPPER and SCHAPPE tie for first at 16 points. PERHAPS, APPEARS and SHOPPER are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from APPROACHES, 17 score 13 points, the group's best. SEARCH, APPEAR and COPPER are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROACHES, the top score is 12, reached by 14. CHEAP, PHASE and REACH are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from APPROACHES, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. EACH, SHOP and CASH are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in APPROACHES, the top score is 8, reached by 13. HAS, CAR and POP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of APPROACHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AP · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
APPROACHES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept APPROACHES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROACHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 254 | 306 | 231 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
52 of the 306 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APPEACH, EPOCHAS, EPOCHA, PHOCAE, PHOCAS, PHOCA, ACHARS, AREACH, HEPARS, PHARES, PHASOR, POPERAS and 40 more. 23 of the 306 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OCHREAS, HOASCA, PHASER, OCHES, PHEOS, HEPS, OCHE, PHEO, PHOS, ROSACEA, APPS, OCH and 11 more.