362 words come out when you unscramble FLAMETHROWER, starting with FLAMETHROWER itself: 23 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is WHEREFROM, 20 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
F4L12A1M34E1T1H43R1O1W4E1R1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from FLAMETHROWER split into 1 with 12 letters, 8 with 9, 18 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
WHEREFOR tops the 8-letter words made with FLAMETHROWER letters at 17 points; next come FATHOMER and FLATWORM on 16. THEREFOR will look familiar.
WHEREOF scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FLAMETHROWER at 16 points, ahead of MAWTHER and WOLFRAM on 15. WEATHER, LEATHER and WELFARE are the ones most people know.
FATHOM, FEWMET and WARMTH are the top 6-letter words from FLAMETHROWER, 14 points each. FORMAT, FEMALE and MOTHER will look familiar.
FOWTH, WHARF and WHEFT share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FLAMETHROWER. WHOLE, WORTH and FRAME are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from FLAMETHROWER is HOWF, 13 points; FEHM and HAWM on 12 follow. HOME, FORM and HALF are everyday picks.
11 of 60 3-letter words in FLAMETHROWER tie at 9 points; none scores more. WHO, LAW and LOW will look familiar.
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by WHEREFROM (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. FLAMETHROWER 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAMETHROWER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 362) | 287 | 360 | 270 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
73 of the 362 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EARTHWOLF, WHEREFOR, HEREFROM, HOMEFELT, HOMEWARE, MAWTHER, WATERHOLE, FEWMET, FOWTH, WHEFT, FAHLORE, FARTHEL and 61 more. 18 of the 362 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FATHOMER, WREATHER, FROTHER, TOLEWARE, EARHOLE, FLOREAT, HOLME, FAH, HOMA, FAM, HOM, MEH and 6 more. 1 of the 362 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMF. 1 of the 362 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF.
This word takes every letter of FLAMETHROWER plus a single extra one.