243 words come out when you unscramble CALATHEAS, starting with CALATHEAS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. ALCAHEST and CALATHEA are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CALATHEAS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 10 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 19 with 2.
14 of 31 6-letter words from CALATHEAS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHEATS, CASTLE and CHALET will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CALATHEAS, 18 score 10 points, the group's best. SCALE, TEACH and CHEST are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in CALATHEAS; 13 of them share the top score of 9. EACH, CASE and TECH are everyday picks.
Among 58 3-letter words made with CALATHEAS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 4. HAS, SET and LET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CALATHEAS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in AS · all 9-letter words
What CALATHEAS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CALATHEAS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALATHEAS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 197 | 243 | 179 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
46 of the 243 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACHATES, CALTHAS, CALTHA, SEALCH, CHALS, SCATH, CHAL, CHAS, ETHALS, LATAHS, SECH, ACATES and 34 more. 18 of the 243 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CALATHEAS, CALATHEA, CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, LAHS, AHS, CALS, LAH, TECS and 6 more.