321 words come out when you unscramble DISHTOWELS, starting with DISHTOWELS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DISHTOWELS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Of the 36 7-letter words from DISHTOWELS, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. HOSTELS, HOSTILE and SHIELDS are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISHTOWELS tie at 13 points; none scores more. HOSTED, SHOWED and WISHES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISHTOWELS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. WHILE, WHITE and WHOLE are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words from DISHTOWELS, DHOW and WHID tie for first at 11 points. SHOW, WIDE and HELD are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in DISHTOWELS are led by HEW, HOW and WHO, 9 points each. TWO, LOW and HOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISHTOWELS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SLIDESHOW (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISHTOWELS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISHTOWELS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 321) | 250 | 321 | 227 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
71 of the 321 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOWTHED, WHISSED, WHOLISTS, SHOWDS, THOWELS, WHOLIST, DOWLIEST, SHOWD, SOWTHS, THEOWS, THOWEL, THOWLS and 59 more. 23 of the 321 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SLIDESHOW, WHOSITS, WHOSIT, DELISH, DESHIS, DOSHES, LITHOES, OWLIEST, SWOLEST, DESHI, SIDHE, DOHS and 11 more.