Unscramble HANDSTURNS to get 259 words. HANDSTURNS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HANDSTURN leads with 13 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HANDSTURNS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with HANDSTURNS letters: HANDSTURN, 13 points.
DUNNARTS is the only one of the 8-letter words in HANDSTURNS; it scores 9 points.
7 of 44 6-letter words from HANDSTURNS tie at 10 points; none scores more. STANDS, STRAND and TUNDRA will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HANDSTURNS, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. HANDS, TRASH and HURTS are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 4-letter words from HANDSTURNS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HARD, HAND and THUS will look familiar.
DAH, DUH and HAD share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words in HANDSTURNS. HAS, ART and SUN are the ones most people know.
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DHURNAS and UNHANDS (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
HANDSTURNS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDSTURNS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 182 | 259 | 168 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HANDSTURNS, HANDSTURN, NHANDUS, HUDNAS, NHANDU, SHANDS, SUNHATS, DUNNARTS, DUNSH, HAUDS, HUDNA, SHAND and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHARTS, SHURAS, SHART, SHURA, DUH, SUNSTAR, AHS, DANS, DAN, DAS, ATS, DA and 2 more, 14 in all.