Unscramble HINDSHANKS and you have 203 words, HINDSHANKS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. HINDSHANK is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HINDSHANKS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 7, 14 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HINDSHANKS letters: HINDSHANK, for 20 points.
The 5-letter words from HINDSHANKS are led by DHAKS and KHADI, 13 points each. HANDS, KINDS and SKINS are the familiar ones.
DHAK tops the 4-letter words from HINDSHANKS at 12 points; next come ANKH and HAIK on 11. HAND, KIDS and KIND will look familiar.
KHI scores highest among the 3-letter words in HINDSHANKS at 10 points, ahead of HAH and SHH on 9. HAS, HAD and ASK are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHAIKHS (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: HINDSHANKS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDSHANKS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 203) | 153 | 202 | 131 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DANKISH, HASKS, SHISHA, HASK, KISH, SHASH, SHISH, DANKS, DIKAS, HISH, KAIDS, KISANS and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HINDSHANKS, HINDSHANK, SHAIKHS, SHAIKH, SHAHIDS, SNAKISH, NIKAHS, SHAHID, NIKAH, KINDA, SIKAS, SIDH and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SHIKSA.