Unscramble HANDLISTS to get 246 words. HANDLISTS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HANDLIST and STANDISH, 12 points each. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HANDLISTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
6 of 32 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDLISTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. ISLAND, STANDS and SAINTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from HANDLISTS, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. HANDS, LANDS and HINTS are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDLISTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAND, HITS and AIDS will look familiar.
DAH, HAD and HID share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words from HANDLISTS. HAS, ITS and ASS are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of HANDLISTS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
HANDLISTS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HANDLISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDLISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 188 | 246 | 172 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHANDS, SIDHAS, AHIND, NASHIS, SAITHS, SHAND, SIDHA, AHINT, HADS, HAINS, HIANT, HILD and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HAINTS, THALIS, HAINT, SIDH, THALI, AHIS, LAHS, AHI, AHS, LAH, DANS, DAN and 4 more, 16 in all.