237 words come out when you unscramble ARCHWISE, starting with ARCHWISE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. CHAWERS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ARCHWISE by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
The 6-letter words in ARCHWISE are led by CASHEW, CHAWER and WICHES, 14 points each. SEARCH, CHAIRS and WASHER are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from ARCHWISE, CHAWS, CHEWS and SCHWA tie for first at 13 points. SHARE, CHAIR and REACH are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHWISE are led by CHAW, CHEW and WICH, 12 points each. EACH, CASH and WISH are the familiar ones.
HAW, HEW and WHA are the top 3-letter words from ARCHWISE, 9 points each. ARE, WAS and HAS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ARCHWISE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with AR · ending in SE · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHAWERS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ARCHWISE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHWISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 188 | 237 | 179 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARCHWISE, ERIACHS, WAIRSH, WHARES, ARCHEI, ERIACH, RACHES, WERSH, WHARE, WHEAR, ICHES, RACHE and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARCHI, CHAIS, SHWA, CHAI, AHIS, AHI, AHS, EW and RAI, 9 in all.