Unscramble DRAFTSMEN to get 288 words. DRAFTSMEN itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. RAFTSMEN is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2R1A1F4T1S1M34E1N12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DRAFTSMEN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 19 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in DRAFTSMEN: RAFTSMEN, 13 points.
The best of the 7-letter words made with DRAFTSMEN letters is RAFTMEN, 12 points; FARDENS and SNARFED on 11 follow. MARTENS is an everyday pick.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DRAFTSMEN, the top score is 12, reached by 4. MASTER, STREAM and FASTER are the familiar ones.
FAMED and FREMD share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from DRAFTSMEN. AFTER, FRAME and DRAFT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DRAFTSMEN, the top score is 9, reached by 6. MADE, FAST and SAFE are the familiar ones.
EMF, FAM and FEM are the top 3-letter words from DRAFTSMEN, 8 points each. END, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DRAFTSMEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DR · ending in EN · all 9-letter words
DRAFTSMEN first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DRAFTSMEN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAFTSMEN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 227 | 286 | 208 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FREMDS, MAFTED, RAFTMEN, FARDENS, DEFAST, FARDEN, FARSED, FERMS, MANREDS, RANDEMS, ARTSMEN, DEMANS and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SNARFED, DAMNEST, FAMS, DARNEST, FAM, FESTA, RAMENS, SNARF, TREFA, DEF, DENARS, FEST and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all.