Unscramble BOOTLACES and you have 262 words, BOOTLACES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
B34O1O1T1L12A1C34E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BOOTLACES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 13 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
4 of 42 6-letter words from BOOTLACES tie at 10 points; none scores more. TABLES, CABLES and CASTLE will look familiar.
BLOCS, CABLE and COBLE share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BOOTLACES. CLOSE, BOOTS and BOATS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BOOTLACES tie at 8 points; none scores more. BEST, CASE and ABLE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from BOOTLACES, BAC, CAB and COB tie for first at 7 points. LET, ACT and CAT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BOOTLACES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
BOOTLACES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
BOOTLACES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTLACES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 262) | 209 | 262 | 192 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TOOLCASE, ALECOST, SCATOLE, ABLETS, BACS, BALOOS, BASTLE, BLAEST, BLATES, CLOTES, COATES, LACETS and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TELCOS, BEALS, CALOS, BAES, BEAL, CALS, BAE, BES, CAL, ECO, LOC, OBA and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of BOOTLACES plus a single extra one.