Unscramble HANDBALLS to get 179 words. HANDBALLS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
H43A1N12D2B34A1L12L12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HANDBALLS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 20 with 6, 47 with 5, 50 with 4, 42 with 3 and 13 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with HANDBALLS letters: HANDBALL, 14 points.
BANDH and DHABA share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDBALLS. HANDS, BANDS and LANDS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from HANDBALLS, BASH and BLAH tie for first at 9 points. HAND, LAND and BAND are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of HANDBALLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
HANDBALLS first, then short meanings for the 4 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. HANDBALLS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDBALLS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 179) | 137 | 179 | 119 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BANDHS, DHABAS, BANDH, DHABA, ADHANS, BLASH, HALLANS, NALLAHS, SABHA, SALBAND, ABANDS, ADHAN and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANDAS, HALALS, LAHALS, SLAHAL, BANDA, HALAL, LAHAL, LAHS, SABAL, AHS, LAH, DANS and 6 more, 18 in all.