185 words come out when you unscramble HEADSHAKES, starting with HEADSHAKES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HEADSHAKES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 17 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 16 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with HEADSHAKES letters: HEADSHAKE, 20 points.
SHAHEEDS is the only one of the 8-letter words in HEADSHAKES; it scores 15 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADSHAKES, KHEDAH leads with 17 points, then AKEDAH and KHEDAS on 14. SHADES, SHAKES and DASHES are the familiar ones.
DHAKS and KHEDA are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADSHAKES, 13 points each. ASKED, AHEAD and HEADS will look familiar.
DHAK scores highest among the 4-letter words from HEADSHAKES at 12 points, ahead of HAKA and HAKE on 11. HEAD, DESK and SEEK are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of HEADSHAKES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with HE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; KHEDAHS (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HEADSHAKES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADSHAKES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 185) | 142 | 185 | 129 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEADSHAKES, HEADSHAKE, AKEDAHS, AKEDAH, SHAKED, SHASHED, ASHAKE, HAKEAS, KESHES, SHEESHA, HAKAS, HAKEA and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHAHEEDS, SHAHEED, SHEESH, SKEDS, SKED, AHED, EEK, SESH, AHS, DAS, EDS, ESSE and 1 more, 13 in all.