53 words come out when you unscramble HABDABS, starting with HABDABS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. DHABAS is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of HABDABS at once for 65 in Scrabble (15 + 50) or 51 in Words With Friends (16 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HABDABS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 3 with 6, 6 with 5, 13 with 4, 21 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Keep every letter of HABDABS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with HA · ending in BS · all 7-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ABASH (10 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HABDABS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HABDABS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 53) | 43 | 53 | 40 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
10 of the 53 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HABDABS, DHABAS, ABDABS, DABBAS, DHABA, DABBA, SABHA, ABBS, HADS and ABB. 3 of the 53 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AHS, DAS and DA.