Unscramble FRIGHTSOME to get 332 words. FRIGHTSOME itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FORESIGHT and GEMFISH lead with 16 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FRIGHTSOME by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in FRIGHTSOME: FORESIGHT, for 16 points.
Among the 7-letter words from FRIGHTSOME, GEMFISH leads with 16 points, then FIGHTER and FREIGHT on 14. MOTHERS, SMOTHER and SHIFTER are the familiar ones.
FIGHTS and FRIGHT are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FRIGHTSOME, 13 points each. RIGHTS, MOTHER and FOREST will look familiar.
FIGHT scores highest among the 5-letter words made with FRIGHTSOME letters at 12 points, ahead of FIRTH and FORTH on 11. RIGHT, MIGHT and GIFTS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FRIGHTSOME, FEHM leads with 12 points, then FEHS and FISH on 10. HOME, FORM and GIFT are the familiar ones.
FEH and FOH are the top 3-letter words from FRIGHTSOME, 9 points each. HOT, HIT and FIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FRIGHTSOME but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FIGHTERS, FREIGHTS and REFIGHTS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FRIGHTSOME is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIGHTSOME itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 332) | 270 | 328 | 240 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FRIGHTSOME, GEMFISH, FOTHERS, MOITHERS, FEHM, FOTHER, FREMITS, MOITHER, SMIGHT, FREMIT, FRIGOTS, GORMIEST and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MOREISH, RIMSHOT, HOMIES, MORISH, MOSHER, REGIFTS, FRIGES, HOMIE, REGIFT, SHMOE, FRITES, GOETH and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI and FI, 2 in all.