Unscramble DASHLIGHT to get 222 words. DASHLIGHT itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HADITHS leads with 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DASHLIGHT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 18 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 59 5-letter words from DASHLIGHT, the top score is 12, reached by 4. LIGHT, SIGHT and HIGHS are the familiar ones.
HIGH tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DASHLIGHT at 11 points; next come HAHS and HASH on 10. HITS, AIDS and DISH will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from DASHLIGHT are led by HAH and SHH, 9 points each. HAS, ITS and HAD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DASHLIGHT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in HT · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HADITHS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DASHLIGHT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DASHLIGHT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 222) | 181 | 222 | 164 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DASHLIGHT, AHIGH, HAITH, HISH, THAGIS, AIGHT, GATHS, SIDHA, THAGI, THIGS, GATH, HADS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHAHID, THALIS, SIDH, THALI, AHIS, LAHS, AHI, AHS, LAH, SIGLA, AGS, DAS and 5 more, 17 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DASHLIGHT plus a single extra one.