Unscramble INCHTAPES and you have 331 words, INCHTAPES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of INCHTAPES is on the page: CATHEPSIN, each 16 points. 6 shorter words score 15, among them PASTICHE, HAPTENIC and HEPATICS. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from INCHTAPES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 50 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
50 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INCHTAPES; 14 of them share the top score of 14. PATCHES, PANTIES and INSPECT are everyday picks.
13 of 60 6-letter words from INCHTAPES tie at 13 points; none scores more. INCHES, CHEATS and ETHICS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INCHTAPES; 11 of them share the top score of 12. CHINA, CHEAP and PHASE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from INCHTAPES, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in INCHTAPES; 14 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, HAS and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INCHTAPES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CATHEPSIN (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts INCHTAPES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INCHTAPES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 331) | 275 | 331 | 254 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
56 of the 331 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INCHTAPES, INCHTAPE, PATHICS, PATHIC, PENTHIAS, PHAEIC, PHENIC, SPETCH, APESHIT, CHANTIE, INCHASE, NATCHES and 44 more. 21 of the 331 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHIPSET, HAPTICS, CAPISH, SHITCAN, CHINSE, PACIEST, PICANTE, CATHS, CHAIS, SITCH, TECHS, THESP and 9 more.
These 8 words take every letter of INCHTAPES plus a single extra one.