Unscramble GHASTNESSES and you have 296 words, GHASTNESSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GHASTNESS leads with 13 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GHASTNESSES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with GHASTNESSES letters: GASTNESSES, for 11 points.
7 of 60 6-letter words in GHASTNESSES tie at 10 points; none scores more. AGENTS, SENATE and ASSETS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with GHASTNESSES letters; 12 of them share the top score of 9. AGENT, SHEET and GENES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GHASTNESSES, the top score is 8, reached by 7. THEN, HEAT and GENE are the familiar ones.
HAG tops the 3-letter words from GHASTNESSES at 7 points; next come AHS and ASH on 6. HAS, SEE and GET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GHASTNESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with GH · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with STENGAHS and THENAGES (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GHASTNESSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHASTNESSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 225 | 296 | 208 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
71 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GHASTNESSES, GHASTNESS, GHESSES, GASTNESSE, GHASTS, GHESSE, HEASTES, NESHEST, SNEATHS, ASHETS, GATHS, GHEST and 59 more. 17 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HENGES, THANGS, HENGE, SESHES, THANG, SESH, SHEN, TENGES, AHS, GEANS, GEAN, AGS and 5 more.