Unscramble HANDSETS and you have 243 words, HANDSETS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43A1N12D2S1E1T1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HANDSETS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Of the 34 6-letter words in HANDSETS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. STANDS, DEATHS and SHADES are the ones most people know.
15 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDSETS tie at 9 points; none scores more. DEATH, HANDS and STAND will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from HANDSETS; 12 of them share the top score of 8. DATE, THEN and SEND are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in HANDSETS are led by DAH, EDH and HAD, 7 points each. HAS, SET and END are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of HANDSETS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with HA · ending in TS · all 8-letter words
The meaning of HANDSETS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HANDSETS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDSETS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 190 | 243 | 175 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
53 of the 243 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SNASHED, SHANDS, SNEATHS, TASHED, ASHETS, HEASTS, HENDS, SHAND, SNEATH, TASHES, AHENT, ASHET and 41 more. 15 of the 243 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ENDASH, AHED, SESH, SHEN, AHS, TASED, DANS, DAN, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA and 3 more.
These 2 words take every letter of HANDSETS plus a single extra one.