Unscramble HICATEES to get 227 words. HICATEES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. 8 shorter words score 12, among them TEACHES, TECHIES and ACHIEST. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HICATEES split into 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 7, 20 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Of the 55 5-letter words from HICATEES, 23 score 10 points, the group's best. SHEET, TEACH and CHEST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HICATEES, the top score is 9, reached by 21. EACH, CASE and TECH are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HICATEES tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, SEE and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HICATEES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HI · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACHIEST, AITCHES, ESCHEAT, TEACHES and TECHIES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HICATEES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICATEES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 227) | 173 | 227 | 155 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: HICATEES, EATCHES, HICATEE, TEACHIE, EATCHE, SCAITH, TAISCH, THEICS, TICHES, ATHEISE, ICHES, SCATH and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: CATHS, CHAIS, SITCH, TECHS, CATH, CHAI, ECHT, TECH, SHITE, AHIS, ETICS, AHI and 6 more.
These 8 words take every letter of HICATEES plus a single extra one.