Unscramble HANUKIAHS to get 170 words. HANUKIAHS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HANUKIAHS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 7 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2.
HANUKIAH is the only one of the 8-letter words made with HANUKIAHS letters; it scores 18 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in HANUKIAHS: KAHUNAS, 14 points.
Among 32 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HANUKIAHS, the top score is 12, reached by 13. HUNKS, SAUNA and HAIKU are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words from HANUKIAHS tie at 11 points; none scores more. SKIN, SINK and HASH will look familiar.
KHI scores highest among the 3-letter words in HANUKIAHS at 10 points, ahead of HAH and HUH on 9. HAS, SUN and ASK are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HANUKIAHS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in HS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SHAIKH (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts HANUKIAHS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANUKIAHS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 170) | 124 | 170 | 107 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HANUKIAHS, HANUKIAH, HAKAS, HAKA, HASK, KISH, HISH, NIKAUS, HINAUS, IKANS, KISAN, KUIAS and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHAIKH, HAIKUS, NIKAHS, HAKUS, NIKAH, HAKU, SUKH, KUNA, SIKA, AHIS, KIS, SUK and 5 more, 17 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of HANUKIAHS and one more.