Unscramble ASTERISKS and you have 289 words, ASTERISKS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ASTERISK and SARKIEST, 12 points each. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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By length, the words from ASTERISKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
25 7-letter words made with ASTERISKS letters; 13 of them share the top score of 11. SISTERS, STRIKES and ASSERTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from ASTERISKS, the top score is 10, reached by 36. ASSETS, ASSIST and SISTER are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ASTERISKS scores 9. TAKES, TASKS and RISKS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ASTERISKS, 57 score 8 points, the group's best. TAKE, RISK and TASK are the ones most people know.
21 of 60 3-letter words from ASTERISKS tie at 7 points; none scores more. ARE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ASTERISKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AS · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
ASTERISKS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ASTERISKS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTERISKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 211 | 289 | 191 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARKITES, KARITES, KARSIES, STRAIKS, TASKERS, ARKITE, KARITE, KESARS, SKARTS, SKEARS, STARKS, STRAIK and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STAKERS, SAKTIS, SKRIES, STAKER, KETAS, KRAIS, SAKTI, SIKAS, KETA, KRAI, SIKA, ARTSIES and 8 more, 20 in all.