Unscramble CLAUCHTS to get 148 words. CLAUCHTS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
C34L12A1U12C34H43T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CLAUCHTS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 18 with 6, 34 with 5, 52 with 4, 28 with 3 and 13 with 2.
4 of 34 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAUCHTS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CATCH, CLASH and CHATS will look familiar.
Among 52 4-letter words from CLAUCHTS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. LAST, SUCH and CHAT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CLAUCHTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with CL · ending in TS · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLAUCHT and SCULTCH (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CLAUCHTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUCHTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 148) | 116 | 148 | 104 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
32 of the 148 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLAUCHTS, CLATCH, CUTCHA, SCATCH, LAUCHS, SLUTCH, CHALS, CHUTS, LAUCH, LUACH, SCATH, CHAL and 20 more. 12 of the 148 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SCULTCH, SCULCH, CATHS, CATH, LAHS, AHS, CALS, LAH, CAL, SALUT, LATU and ATS.
This word takes every letter of CLAUCHTS plus a single extra one.