346 words come out when you unscramble HESITATORY, starting with HESITATORY itself: 16 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43E1S1I1T1A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HESITATORY split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
HESITATOR is the only one of the 9-letter words in HESITATORY; it scores 12 points.
7 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble HESITATORY tie at 13 points; none scores more. HISTORY, THREATS and TOASTER will look familiar.
60 6-letter words from HESITATORY; 20 of them share the top score of 12. THEORY, HEARTS and THIRTY are everyday picks.
16 of 60 5-letter words from HESITATORY tie at 11 points; none scores more. OTHER, HEART and EARTH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in HESITATORY, 14 score 10 points, the group's best. EASY, HAIR and HOST are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 3-letter words made with HESITATORY letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HESITATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HE · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HYSTERIA (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HESITATORY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESITATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 346) | 264 | 346 | 240 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
82 of the 346 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HESITATORY, SHATTERY, HAYIEST, THRISTY, ASHERY, HAYIER, HEARSY, HOSTRY, SYRAH, SYTHE, TOSHY, ASTHORE and 70 more. 24 of the 346 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HESITATOR, HOSEY, HOTTY, YEAHS, AIRSHOT, HIYA, HOTTIES, SHITTER, THETRIS, HORSIE, HOTTIE, ORISHA and 12 more.