Unscramble BASTILLES to get 308 words. BASTILLES itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: BALLSIEST. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from BASTILLES split into 2 with 9 letters, 13 with 8, 31 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
21 of 31 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BASTILLES tie at 9 points; none scores more. STABLES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from BASTILLES, 37 score 8 points, the group's best. TABLES, LABELS and STABLE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from BASTILLES scores 7. TABLE, BASIS and LABEL are everyday picks.
46 of 60 4-letter words in BASTILLES tie at 6 points; none scores more. BEST, EAST and ABLE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with BASTILLES letters, 16 score 5 points, the group's best. ALL, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of BASTILLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What BASTILLES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BASTILLES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASTILLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 308) | 247 | 308 | 229 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BESTIALS, BESTILLS, BALISES, BASTLES, BESTILL, BITLESS, ISABELS, LABISES, LIBATES, ABLETS, ABSITS, BALISE and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ABLEISTS, BALLIEST, ABLEIST, BALLSES, SABLEST, BALTIS, TALLISES, BALTI, BEALS, BAES, BEAL, LIASES and 6 more, 18 in all.
This word takes every letter of BASTILLES plus a single extra one.