Unscramble ASTROIDS and you have 235 words, ASTROIDS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: SARODIST. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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By length, the words from ASTROIDS split into 2 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Of the 27 6-letter words from ASTROIDS, 14 score 7 points, the group's best. RADIOS, RATIOS and STAIRS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ASTROIDS, the top score is 6, reached by 45. RADIO, RATIO and ROADS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ASTROIDS, 49 score 5 points, the group's best. SAID, ROAD and ARTS are the ones most people know.
23 of 60 3-letter words from ASTROIDS tie at 4 points; none scores more. ITS, ART and AIR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ASTROIDS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with AS · ending in DS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SARODIST (9 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ASTROIDS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTROIDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 179 | 235 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: ASTROIDS, ASTROID, DIOTAS, OTARID, SAIDST, STRADS, TROADS, AIDOS, DARIS, DIOTA, DISAS, DORIS and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: DOSAI, DOSAS, ROIDS, ROSTIS, TRADS, DOSA, ODAS, ROID, AROS, DAS, ODA, ARO and 4 more.
With one more tile, the letters of ASTROIDS spell the words below.