177 words come out when you unscramble HOTTENTOTS, starting with HOTTENTOTS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HOTTENTOTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 7, 8 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HOTTENTOTS letters: HOTTENTOT, for 12 points.
21 of 39 5-letter words from HOTTENTOTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. NOTES, STONE and TONES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with HOTTENTOTS letters, 29 score 7 points, the group's best. THEN, NOTE and TEST are the ones most people know.
46 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HOTTENTOTS; 20 of them share the top score of 6. NOT, ONE and SET are everyday picks.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HOTTEST and SHOTTEN (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HOTTENTOTS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOTTENTOTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 148 | 177 | 134 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOTTENTOTS, HOTTENTOT, SHOTTE, HOONS, HOTEN, OHONE, TOHOS, HOON, HOTE, NESH, SHET, SOHO and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHEN, TOSTONE, HOO, HOS, SHO, SOH, STENT, STOTT, ONOS, STOT, EST, ONO and 2 more, 14 in all.