Unscramble CHAVVIEST to get 230 words. CHAVVIEST itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CHAVVIEST split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
CHIVES and VIVACE are the top 6-letter words in CHAVVIEST, 14 points each. ACTIVE, CHEATS and ETHICS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from CHAVVIEST, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. TEACH, CHEST and CHASE are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHAVVIEST are led by CHAV and CHIV, 12 points each. HAVE, EACH and SAVE are the familiar ones.
VAV tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHAVVIEST at 9 points; next come ACH and CHA on 8. HAS, ITS and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CHAVVIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VIVACES (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CHAVVIEST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAVVIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 181 | 230 | 161 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHAVVIEST, CHAVE, CHAVS, CHIVS, CHAV, CHIV, SCAITH, SHEVA, TAISCH, THEICS, TICHES, VIVES and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIVATS, VIVAT, CATHS, CHAIS, SITCH, TECHS, CATH, CHAI, ECHT, STEVIA, TECH, SHITE and 8 more, 20 in all.