Unscramble CLAMSHELLS and you have 239 words, CLAMSHELLS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from CLAMSHELLS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 18 with 2.
CLAMSHELL is the only one of the 9-letter words made with CLAMSHELLS letters; it scores 16 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in CLAMSHELLS: SHELLACS, for 13 points.
Of the 38 6-letter words from CLAMSHELLS, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. SCALES, SCHEMA and SHELLS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in CLAMSHELLS; 6 of them share the top score of 12. CLASS, CASES and CELLS are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with CLAMSHELLS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. EACH, CASE and CALL will look familiar.
Of the 49 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAMSHELLS, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. ALL, HAS and ASS are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of CLAMSHELLS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CL · ending in LS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SACHEMS, SAMECHS and SCHEMAS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLAMSHELLS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAMSHELLS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 196 | 239 | 184 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCHELMS, SCHELM, SEALCHS, MASCLES, SCAMELS, SEALCH, SHALMS, CHALS, CLAMES, MASCLE, SCAMEL, SECHS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHEMS, MECHS, CHEM, MECH, MEH, LAHS, SESH, AHS, CALS, LAH, CAL and MES, 12 in all.