Possible Words From gumshoe
By length, the words from GUMSHOE split into 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 9 with 5, 52 with 4, 53 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
1 word · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
- gumshoe13
6 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
1 word · top score 9
There is a single one of the 6-letter words made with GUMSHOE letters: UGSOME, 9 points.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
9 words · top score 10 · everyday: HOUSE, HOMES, MOUSE
Among the 5-letter words in GUMSHOE, HOMES and SHMOE tie for first at 10 points. HOUSE and MOUSE are everyday picks.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
52 words · top score 9 · everyday: HOME, SOME, HUGE
Among 52 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GUMSHOE, the top score is 9, reached by 10. HOME, SOME and HUGE are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
53 words · top score 8 · everyday: USE, SUM, GEM
6 of 53 3-letter words from GUMSHOE tie at 8 points; none scores more. USE, SUM and GEM will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with gumshoe
22 words · top score 7 · everyday: US, HE, SO
HM scores highest among the 2-letter words from GUMSHOE at 7 points, ahead of EH and HE on 5. US, SO and GO are the ones most people know.
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Neighbor Words of GUMSHOE
Trade one tile of GUMSHOE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- H R gives MORGUES · words from morgues
- U A gives HOMAGES · unscramble homages
- E L gives MOGHULS · unscramble moghuls
- E R gives SORGHUM · words from sorghum
- M U gives HUGEOUS · unscramble hugeous
- U M gives MEGOHMS · words from megohms
More 7-letter words: starting with GU · ending in OE · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest GUMSHOE Answers
What GUMSHOE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- GUMSHOE 13 · 15
- to investigate stealthily
- HOMES 10 · 10
- to return to one's place of residence
- SHMOE 10 · 10
- a stupid person
- HEMS 9 · 9
- to provide with an edge
- HOME 9 · 9
- to return to one's place of residence
- HOMS 9 · 9
- a sacred plant of the ancient Persians
- HUMS 9 · 10
- to sing without opening the lips or saying words
- MESH 9 · 9
- to entangle
GUMSHOE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
GUMSHOE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUMSHOE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 138) | 110 | 138 | 95 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EUGHS, EUGH, HUSO, EHS, MEUS, MOES, MOSE, MOUS, SOUM, UMES, GEOS, GUES and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHMOE, HOMS, MOSH, HOM, MEH, EMOS, HOS, MUSO, SHO, SOH, EMO, MES and 3 more, 15 in all.
Unscramble GUMSHOE to get 138 words. GUMSHOE itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. GUMSHOE as a single 7-tile play makes 63 in Scrabble, 13 plus the 50 bonus, and 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
One Extra Tile and GUMSHOE Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of GUMSHOE and one more.