Unscramble ETHNARCHS to get 296 words. ETHNARCHS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ETHNARCHS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Of the 27 7-letter words in ETHNARCHS, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. RANCHES is the one most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from ETHNARCHS, CHETAH, CHETHS and HECHTS tie for first at 14 points. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ETHNARCHS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. SHARE, HEART and EARTH are the ones most people know.
HECH tops the 4-letter words in ETHNARCHS at 12 points; next come HAHS and HASH on 10. EACH, TECH and CHAT will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with ETHNARCHS letters are led by HAH, HEH and SHH, 9 points each. ARE, CAN and HAS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ETHNARCHS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ET · ending in HS · all 9-letter words
ETHNARCHS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ETHNARCHS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHNARCHS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 238 | 296 | 226 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
58 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HANCHES, HECHTS, HANCH, HECHT, HENCH, ARCHEST, CHARETS, CHENARS, HECH, NATCHES, CANEHS, CHARET and 46 more. 12 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, CENTAS, SHEN, AHS, TEC, ATS, EST and TE.