257 words come out when you unscramble ELKHOUNDS, starting with ELKHOUNDS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ELKHOUND leads with 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from ELKHOUNDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in ELKHOUNDS: ELKHOUND, for 16 points.
Of the 42 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ELKHOUNDS, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. HOUSED and HOUNDS are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from ELKHOUNDS are led by HOKED and KHUDS, 13 points each. HOUSE, HOLDS and HOLES are the familiar ones.
KHUD scores highest among the 4-letter words in ELKHOUNDS at 12 points, ahead of HOKE and HOLK on 11. HELD, HOLD and DESK are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with ELKHOUNDS letters, KED leads with 8 points, then DOH and DUH on 7. END, OLD and DUE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ELKHOUNDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EL · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
ELKHOUNDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. ELKHOUNDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELKHOUNDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 257) | 186 | 257 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
71 of the 257 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LOKSHEN, KHUDS, KHUD, KOHEN, DUSKEN, KESH, KUEH, LUSKED, SNOKED, SOUKED, UNSHOED, DOEKS and 59 more. 18 of the 257 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SKOLED, SUKH, HUNDOS, HUNDO, SKED, DOHS, DOSH, KUNE, SKOL, DOH, DUH, SUK and 6 more.