Unscramble CHECKSUMS and you have 137 words, CHECKSUMS itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. CHECKSUM, SCHMECKS and SCHMUCKS are the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CHECKSUMS split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 3 with 7, 12 with 6, 29 with 5, 48 with 4, 29 with 3 and 12 with 2.
CHECK and CHUCK are the top 5-letter words from CHECKSUMS, 16 points each. CHESS, SUCKS and MUSES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in CHECKSUMS, HECK and HUCK tie for first at 13 points. SUCH, MUCH and USES are everyday picks.
This word has the length of CHECKSUMS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in MS · all 9-letter words
CHECKSUMS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CHECKSUMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKSUMS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 137) | 109 | 137 | 88 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
28 of the 137 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCHMECKS, SCHMECK, SHMEKS, SHMEK, MECKS, CUMECS, MECK, CUMEC, CUSHES, KESH, KUEH, SECHS and 16 more. 21 of the 137 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHECKSUMS, CHECKSUM, CUCKS, CHEMS, CUCK, MECHS, SUKHS, CHEM, CHUSES, MECH, SUKH, CHUSE and 9 more.