Unscramble ARCHLUTES and you have 318 words, ARCHLUTES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: TRAUCHLES. The best shorter words score 13: 4 of them, ARCHLETS, ARCHLUTE and TRACHLES included. 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 ARCHLUTES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
46 7-letter words from ARCHLUTES; 15 of them share the top score of 12. CLUSTER, SECULAR and SCARLET are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHLUTES, the top score is 11, reached by 30. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are the familiar ones.
41 of 60 5-letter words in ARCHLUTES tie at 10 points; none scores more. EARTH, REACH and CHART will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with ARCHLUTES letters, the top score is 9, reached by 21. SUCH, EACH and TECH are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHLUTES tie at 8 points; none scores more. ARE, HAS and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ARCHLUTES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AR · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TRAUCHLES (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ARCHLUTES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHLUTES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 248 | 318 | 232 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: ARCHLUTES, ARCHLETS, ARCHLUTE, ARCHEST, ARCHEUS, ARCHLET, CHARETS, RASCHEL, CHARET, LAUCHS, RACHES, SCARTH and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CATHS, CHUSE, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, HAUTER, TECH, LAHS, AHS, LAH, CAL, CRU and 4 more.