Unscramble CHILDNESS to get 246 words. CHILDNESS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. SCHNEIDS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CHILDNESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2.
42 6-letter words from CHILDNESS; 7 of them share the top score of 12. INCHES, SHIELD and DISHES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHILDNESS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. CHILD, DISCS and CHESS are the familiar ones.
CHID and DICH are the top 4-letter words in CHILDNESS, 10 points each. HELD, NICE and INCH will look familiar.
Among 53 3-letter words made with CHILDNESS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 5. END, LED and DIE are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of CHILDNESS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SCHNEIDS (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CHILDNESS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 183 | 246 | 165 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHILDNESS, CHESILS, CHILDS, LINCHES, CHESIL, DENCH, ELCHIS, ICHED, DICH, ELCHI, ELSHINS, ICHES and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCHNEIDS, CHINSED, SCHNEID, CHINSES, CHINSE, DELISH, DESHIS, DESHI, SIDHE, INCELS, SIDH, INCEL and 6 more, 18 in all.