Unscramble LAIDS to get 49 words. LAIDS itself is a real word: 6 points on a Scrabble board, 7 in Words With Friends. It has 3 anagrams, each with the same 6 points: DALIS, DIALS and SLAID. The 5 letters split into 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
L12A1I1D2S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from LAIDS by length: 4 with 5 letters, 18 with 4, 16 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Keep every letter of LAIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with LA · ending in DS · all 5-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DIALS (6 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LAIDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAIDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 49) | 41 | 49 | 38 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DALIS, LAIDS, SLAID, DALI, DISA, SIDA, DI and SAI, 8 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DAS, LIAS and DA, 3 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of LAIDS spell the words below.