416 words come out when you unscramble CLOTHESLINES, starting with CLOTHESLINES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 4 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 CLOTHESLINES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 22 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in CLOTHESLINES: CLOTHESLINE, 16 points.
The 10-letter words made with CLOTHESLINES letters come to 2, each scoring 12 points. SELECTIONS is the familiar one.
6 of 22 9-letter words from CLOTHESLINES tie at 14 points; none scores more. SELECTION and ELECTIONS will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CLOTHESLINES, the top score is 13, reached by 22. ELECTION, HOLINESS and CHENILLE are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words made with CLOTHESLINES letters; 42 of them share the top score of 12. CLOTHES, HOSTELS and HOSTILE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLOTHESLINES, the top score is 11, reached by 52. INCHES, CHOSEN and ETHICS are the familiar ones.
39 of 60 5-letter words from CLOTHESLINES tie at 10 points; none scores more. HELLO, HILLS and HENCE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in CLOTHESLINES, the top score is 9, reached by 22. TECH, HILL and HOST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with CLOTHESLINES letters, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. HOT, HIT and ICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CLOTHESLINES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CL · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHENILLES and CHILLNESS (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLOTHESLINES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOTHESLINES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 416) | 308 | 416 | 274 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENCLOTHES, SCHELLIES, TECHINESS, CHELONES, ECHOIEST, ECHOISES, ECHOISTS, ENCLOTHE, LINCHETS, NOTCHELS, TINCHELS, TOISECHS and 96 more, 108 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LICHENOSE, COHESINS, CHINSES, COHESIN, SITCHES, TECHNOS, CHINSE, CHOILS, CHOLIS, LOCHES, SHEITELS, TECHNO and 22 more, 34 in all.