Unscramble HANDSHAKES to get 246 words. HANDSHAKES itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. HANDSHAKE and SHADKHANS are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HANDSHAKES split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 19 with 2.
KHEDAH tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDSHAKES at 17 points; next come AKEDAH and HANKED on 14. SHADES, SNAKES and SHAKES will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words made with HANDSHAKES letters, DHAKS and KHEDA tie for first at 13 points. ASKED, HANDS and NAKED are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDSHAKES, DHAK leads with 12 points, then ANKH and HAKA on 11. HAND, HEAD and DESK are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words from HANDSHAKES, HAH, HEH and SHH tie for first at 9 points. HAS, HAD and END are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of HANDSHAKES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with HA · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHADKHANS (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. HANDSHAKES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDSHAKES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 185 | 246 | 166 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AKEDAHS, KHANDAS, AKEDAH, KHANDA, SHAKED, SHASHED, ASHAKE, HAKEAS, KANEHS, HAKAS, HAKEA, HASKS and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHADKHANS, SHADKHAN, DHANSAKS, DHANSAK, DANSAKS, DANSAK, ENDASH, HADEAN, SKEDS, SKED, AHED, SESH and 7 more, 19 in all.