Unscramble HOLSTERED and you have 284 words, HOLSTERED itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HOLSTERED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
16 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLSTERED tie at 10 points; none scores more. HOTELS, SORTED and HOSTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from HOLSTERED, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. OTHER, THERE and HOTEL are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from HOLSTERED; 15 of them share the top score of 8. HERE, HELD and HOLD are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in HOLSTERED are led by DOH, EDH and HOD, 7 points each. OLD, HOT and LET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HOLSTERED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
What HOLSTERED means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HOLSTERED works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLSTERED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 228 | 284 | 212 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLOTHED, DERTHS, HERSED, SHODER, THROED, TOSHED, DERTH, DHOLS, DOSEH, HELED, LOTHER, THEED and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OTHERED, RESHOED, DEHORS, DOHS, DOSH, HOSER, SHERO, DOH, HOS, SHO, SOH, DELT and 4 more, 16 in all.