Unscramble DEATHLIKE and you have 232 words, DEATHLIKE itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. HEADLIKE is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DEATHLIKE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 28 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with DEATHLIKE letters: HEADLIKE, 16 points.
Among the 6-letter words from DEATHLIKE, KITHED leads with 14 points, then KHILAT on 13 and KIDLET on 11. DETAIL, TALKED and HEATED are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEATHLIKE, HIKED, KHADI and KHEDA tie for first at 13 points. DEATH, DELTA and IDEAL are everyday picks.
DHAK tops the 4-letter words in DEATHLIKE at 12 points; next come HAIK and HAKE on 11. LIKE, TAKE and HEAD will look familiar.
KHI scores highest among the 3-letter words made with DEATHLIKE letters at 10 points, ahead of DAK and KED on 8. HAD, KIT and HIT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEATHLIKE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in KE · all 9-letter words
What DEATHLIKE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DEATHLIKE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEATHLIKE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 173 | 232 | 161 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
59 of the 232 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEADLIKE, KHILAT, TAKHI, THEEK, THILK, KIDLET, LAIKED, LETHIED, EIKED, KELTIE, KIDEL, LITHED and 47 more. 12 of the 232 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEATHLIKE, ALKIE, AHED, KELT, KETA, THALI, EEK, AHI, KI, LAH, DA and TE.
This word takes every letter of DEATHLIKE plus a single extra one.