268 words come out when you unscramble HARDFACES, starting with HARDFACES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. HARDFACES has 1 anagram here, HEADSCARF, scoring 18 like HARDFACES itself. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HARDFACES split into 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
CHAFED tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HARDFACES at 15 points; next come CHAFER and CHAFES on 14. SEARCH, SHARED and ARCADE will look familiar.
CHAFE and CHEFS share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HARDFACES. CARDS, HEARD and FRESH are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from HARDFACES is CHEF, 12 points; CHAD and FAHS on 10 follow. EACH, CARD and HARD are everyday picks.
FAH and FEH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in HARDFACES. ARE, HAS and HAD are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of HARDFACES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHAFED and CHAFERS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts HARDFACES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDFACES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 220 | 268 | 202 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HARDFACES, HARDFACE, ASHRAF, ACHARS, AREACH, RACHES, ACHAR, CHARA, DARAFS, FARSED, HEARDS, RACHE and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HEADSCARF, CAFARDS, CAFARD, ASCARED, FAHS, CAFS, FAH, AHED, CAF, CREDS, CRED, DEF and 6 more, 18 in all.