209 words come out when you unscramble JOHNBOATS, starting with JOHNBOATS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. 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.
Counting the words from JOHNBOATS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 12 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
JOHNBOAT is the only one of the 8-letter words in JOHNBOATS; it scores 20 points.
JOHNS and SHOJO share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble JOHNBOATS. BOOTS, BOATS and BOOST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in JOHNBOATS, JOHN and JOSH tie for first at 14 points. BOTH, JOBS and HOST are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with JOHNBOATS letters, HAJ leads with 13 points, then JAB and JOB on 12. NOT, HAS and HOT are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of JOHNBOATS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with JO · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
What JOHNBOATS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept JOHNBOATS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNBOATS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 158 | 209 | 145 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
51 of the 209 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BHOONAS, BOTHANS, BHOONA, BOSHTA, BOTHAN, BASHO, BHATS, BOOHS, BATOONS, BHAT, BOHS, BOOH and 39 more. 13 of the 209 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHOJO, BOHOS, BOHO, HAOS, NOOBS, AHS, HOO, HOS, SHO, SOH, OBA, ATS and 1 more.