Unscramble DAYSHELLS to get 234 words. DAYSHELLS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2A1Y43S1H43E1L12L12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DAYSHELLS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
DAYSHELL is the only one of the 8-letter words in DAYSHELLS; it scores 15 points.
4 of 30 6-letter words from DAYSHELLS tie at 12 points; none scores more. DELAYS, SHADES and SHELLS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DAYSHELLS, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. DELAY, SHELL and HEADS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DAYSHELLS is HYED, 11 points; ASHY and HAYS on 10 follow. DAYS, EASY and HEAD are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from DAYSHELLS, the top score is 9, reached by 6. ALL, HAS and HAD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DAYSHELLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DASHY, HAYED, HEADY, SHADY, SHALEY and SHELLY (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DAYSHELLS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAYSHELLS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 190 | 234 | 176 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAYSHELLS, DAYSHELL, HAYSELS, HAYLES, HAYSEL, HAYLE, HYED, HYLES, HALSED, HEALDS, HEYS, HYES and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: YEAHS, SAYEDS, SAYED, AHED, EYASS, LASSY, LAHS, SESH, AHS, LAH, YAS, DAS and 2 more, 14 in all.