260 words come out when you unscramble HAPPINESS, starting with HAPPINESS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SHIPPENS and SNAPPISH, 15 points each. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from HAPPINESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Of the 18 7-letter words made with HAPPINESS letters, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. HAPPENS and SAPIENS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HAPPINESS, HAPPEN, HAPPIS and HIPPEN tie for first at 13 points. SHAPES, PHASES and SHINES are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from HAPPINESS, HAPPI leads with 12 points, then APHIS and APISH on 10. SHIPS, PHASE and SHAPE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in HAPPINESS, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. SHIP, PASS and PAIN are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with HAPPINESS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, ASS and SPA are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HAPPINESS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
What HAPPINESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HAPPINESS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAPPINESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 260) | 211 | 260 | 195 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HAPPIES, HIPPENS, HIPPEN, SHAPENS, PASPIES, HESPS, PEPSIS, SHAPS, ASPINES, HESP, NASHIS, NISHES and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHNAPPS, HAPPIS, HAPPI, SHENAIS, ASHINE, HEPS, PIPAS, SHENAI, APPS, PIPA, AHIS, APP and 4 more, 16 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of HAPPINESS plus a single extra one.