Unscramble HIVEWARDS to get 287 words. HIVEWARDS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HIVEWARD, 18 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HIVEWARDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 17 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
WHARVES tops the 7-letter words in HIVEWARDS at 16 points; next come DERVISH and DWARVES on 14. ADVISER, WAIVERS and RAWHIDE will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HIVEWARDS, WHARVE leads with 15 points, then ADVEWS and DAWISH on 13. SHARED, DRIVES and SHAVED are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from HIVEWARDS; 6 of them share the top score of 12. DRIVE, VIEWS and HEARD are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in HIVEWARDS, WHID leads with 11 points, then HAVE and HAWS on 10. VIEW, HARD and HEAD are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with HIVEWARDS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. WAS, HAS and HAD will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of HIVEWARDS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HI · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by WHARVES (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: HIVEWARDS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIVEWARDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 233 | 287 | 215 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HIVEWARDS, HIVEWARD, SWARVED, ADVEWS, ASHIVER, DAWISH, HAWSED, ADVEW, HIVERS, SWARVE, WAIRSH, WHARES and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHIVED, DEHAIRS, DEHAIR, SHWA, DESHI, DEVIS, AHED, DEVI, SIDH, VIDS, VID, AHI and 6 more, 18 in all.