Unscramble DITCHWATERS and you have 405 words, DITCHWATERS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. DITCHWATER is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2I1T1C34H43W4A1T1E1R1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DITCHWATERS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 10 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in DITCHWATERS: DITCHWATER, for 19 points.
The 8-letter words from DITCHWATERS are led by SWITCHED and TWITCHED, 17 points each. WATCHERS, STITCHED and DICTATES are the familiar ones.
WATCHED and WITCHED share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DITCHWATERS. WATCHES, CASHIER and CRASHED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DITCHWATERS is CHAWED, 15 points; CASHEW and CHAWER on 14 follow. SWITCH, WASHER and WASHED are everyday picks.
7 of 60 5-letter words from DITCHWATERS tie at 13 points; none scores more. WHITE, WATCH and CHAIR will look familiar.
The 4-letter words in DITCHWATERS are led by CHAW, CHEW and WICH, 12 points each. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words made with DITCHWATERS letters, HAW, HEW and WHA tie for first at 9 points. WAS, HAS and HAD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DITCHWATERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SWITCHED, TWITCHED and TWITCHERS (17 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DITCHWATERS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DITCHWATERS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 405) | 327 | 405 | 308 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARCHWISE, WATCHETS, THRIDACES, WATCHET, SCAITHED, SWATHIER, THAWIEST, THRIDACE, THWAITES, WHITRETS, WHITSTER, CHATTIES and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DITCHWATERS, DITCHWATER, REWATCH, CATHED, CRISTATED, ARCHI, CATHS, CHAIS, SHWA, CATH, CHAI, ECHT and 7 more, 19 in all.