Unscramble HABILATORY and you have 254 words, HABILATORY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. BATHYAL is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43A1B34I1L12A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HABILATORY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
LIBATORY is the only one of the 8-letter words in HABILATORY; it scores 13 points.
BROTHY tops the 6-letter words from HABILATORY at 14 points; next come ALIYAH and LOATHY on 12. TRIBAL, TAILOR and ATRIAL will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HABILATORY is BOTHY, 13 points; HAILY and HAIRY on 11 follow. ROYAL, BIRTH and HABIT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with HABILATORY letters, the top score is 10, reached by 6. BOTH, HAIR and BATH are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HABILATORY, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. HOT, TRY and BIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HABILATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HA · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BATHYAL (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: HABILATORY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HABILATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 206 | 254 | 195 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 48 of them: HABILATORY, LIBATORY, LOATHY, ATHROB, BROTHA, HAILY, ORBITY, TARBOY, ABRAY, RYBAT, BAYT, BHAI and 36 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: ALIYOTH, BRITH, HIYA, ABLATOR, LAIRY, ROBATA, TAYRA, THALI, BALTI, OATY and LAH.