Unscramble HILLCRESTS to get 298 words. HILLCRESTS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HILLCREST and SCHILLERS, 14 points each. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HILLCRESTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 10 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Among 30 7-letter words from HILLCRESTS, the top score is 12, reached by 9. RICHEST, THRILLS and LISTERS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HILLCRESTS, 26 score 11 points, the group's best. SHIRTS, ETHICS and THESIS are the ones most people know.
23 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HILLCRESTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SHIRT, HILLS and SHELL will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from HILLCRESTS, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. CELL, TECH and HILL are the ones most people know.
5 of 57 3-letter words in HILLCRESTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ITS, SET and LET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HILLCRESTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HI · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SCHILLERS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HILLCRESTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLCRESTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 224 | 298 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: STRICHES, CHESILS, ELTCHIS, ESTRICH, LICHTER, CHESIL, CHIRLS, CHIRTS, CRITHS, ELCHIS, ELTCHI, RICHTS and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: SITCHES, SITCH, TECHS, ECHT, SHITES, TECH, RECITS, SHITE, SESH, CERT, CLIT, TEC and 3 more.