221 words come out when you unscramble FORESHOWS, starting with FORESHOWS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. FORESHOW is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from FORESHOWS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 24 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in FORESHOWS: FORESHOW, for 17 points.
FORHOW and WHOOFS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words from FORESHOWS. SHOWER, HORSES and SHORES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FORESHOWS, HOWFS and WHOOF tie for first at 14 points. SHOWS, SHOES and HORSE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in FORESHOWS, HOWF leads with 13 points, then FEHS and FEWS on 10. SHOW, SHOE and ROOF are the familiar ones.
7 of 54 3-letter words made with FORESHOWS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. WHO, FEW and ROW will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FORESHOWS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in WS · all 9-letter words
What FORESHOWS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
FORESHOWS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORESHOWS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 221) | 172 | 221 | 153 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FORHOWS, FORHOW, HOWRES, SHROWS, SWERFS, HOWRE, HOWSO, SHROW, SOWFS, SWERF, WERSH, FEWS and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FROSHES, WHOSESO, HOSERS, HOSER, SHERO, FOOS, HOSS, SESH, SOHS, FES, FOO, HOO and 7 more, 19 in all.