Unscramble HAIRSPRAY and you have 197 words, HAIRSPRAY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43A1I1R1S1P34R1A1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HAIRSPRAY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 19 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from HAIRSPRAY is HARPY, 13 points; AYAHS and HAIRY on 11 follow. HARRY, ARRAY and SHARP are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HAIRSPRAY are led by HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. SHIP, HAIR and PAIR are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HAIRSPRAY at 11 points; next come HAY and RHY on 9. HAS, AIR and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HAIRSPRAY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in AY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHARPY (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HAIRSPRAY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAIRSPRAY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 197) | 156 | 197 | 147 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
41 of the 197 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YARPHAS, PHRASY, YARPHA, SHAYA, SYRAH, APAYS, HARIRAS, YAHS, APAY, ARRISH, HARIRA, PAHS and 29 more. 9 of the 197 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HAIRSPRAY, HIYA, ARIARY, SHARIA, AHIS, AHI, AHS, YAS and RAI.
With one more tile, the letters of HAIRSPRAY spell the words below.