Unscramble DEATHWARD and you have 211 words, DEATHWARD itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1A1T1H43W4A1R1D2
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DEATHWARD by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in DEATHWARD: HEADWARD, for 16 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEATHWARD, DAWAH and HAWED tie for first at 12 points. WATER, TRADE and HEART are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DEATHWARD, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. DATE, DATA and HARD are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with DEATHWARD letters, HAW, HEW and WHA tie for first at 9 points. ARE, HAD and ADD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEATHWARD but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RD · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HEADWARD (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DEATHWARD 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEATHWARD itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 211) | 168 | 211 | 160 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
43 of the 211 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEATHWARD, RAWHEAD, DAWAH, ADAWED, ADWARD, REWTH, WHARE, WHATA, WHEAR, DADAH, WHAE, DAWD and 31 more. 8 of the 211 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HEADWARD, ADWARE, WAAH, AHED, WETA, EW, DA and TE.
This word takes every letter of DEATHWARD plus a single extra one.