234 words come out when you unscramble FOOTLIGHTS, starting with FOOTLIGHTS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
F4O1O1T1L12I1G23H43T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from FOOTLIGHTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with FOOTLIGHTS letters: FOOTLIGHT, for 16 points.
OTOLITHS is the only one of the 8-letter words in FOOTLIGHTS; it scores 11 points.
FIGHTS and FLIGHT are the top 6-letter words from FOOTLIGHTS, 13 points each. LIGHTS, SLIGHT and TIGHTS will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FOOTLIGHTS is FIGHT, 12 points; FILTH and FLOSH on 11 follow. LIGHT, GIFTS and SHIFT are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from FOOTLIGHTS are led by FISH and HOOF, 10 points each. GIFT, GOLF and HOST are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words in FOOTLIGHTS is FOH, 9 points; FIG and FOG on 7 follow. ITS, TOO and HOT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FOOTLIGHTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FO · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FLIGHTS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FOOTLIGHTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTLIGHTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 186 | 233 | 166 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: OOFTISH, THOFTS, FLOSH, THOFT, GLIFTS, FIGOS, FLITTS, GLIFT, GOSHT, THIGS, TIFOSO, FIGO and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: FOOTLIGHT, GOTHS, SHOGI, GIFS, GOTH, HOLOS, FOOS, GIF, HOLO, FOO, HOO, HOS and 8 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.