238 words come out when you unscramble HANGNESTS, starting with HANGNESTS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. HANGNEST and STENGAHS are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HANGNESTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Of the 29 6-letter words from HANGNESTS, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. AGENTS, STAGES and ASSENT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HANGNESTS, the top score is 9, reached by 10. AGENT, STAGE and ASSET are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words from HANGNESTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. THEN, GETS and HEAT will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in HANGNESTS, HAG leads with 7 points, then AHS and ASH on 6. HAS, GET and SET are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of HANGNESTS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
What HANGNESTS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HANGNESTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANGNESTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 194 | 238 | 180 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GHASTS, SNEATHS, ASHETS, GATHS, GHEST, HEASTS, SNEATH, TASHES, AHENT, ASHET, GATH, HEAST and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: THANGS, THANG, SESH, SHEN, AHS, GEANS, GEAN, NEGS, AGS, NEG, ATS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.