Unscramble LAIRDSHIP and you have 229 words, LAIRDSHIP itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
L12A1I1R1D2S1H43I1P34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LAIRDSHIP by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 6-letter words made with LAIRDSHIP letters are led by APHIDS and HISPID, 12 points each. PARISH, RAPIDS and SPIRAL are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LAIRDSHIP is APHID, 11 points; APHIS and APISH on 10 follow. SHARP, RAPID and PAIRS are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words from LAIRDSHIP tie at 9 points; none scores more. HARD, SHIP and PAID will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from LAIRDSHIP, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, HAD and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LAIRDSHIP but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in IP · all 9-letter words
What LAIRDSHIP means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LAIRDSHIP, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAIRDSHIP itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 192 | 227 | 176 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 229 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SILPHIA, PAHS, SIDHA, SPRAID, ARISH, DRAPS, HADS, HILD, PIRAIS, PRADS, PRIALS, SHIAI and 25 more. 14 of the 229 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LAIRDSHIP, SIDH, AHIS, LAHS, LIPAS, PALIS, AHI, AHS, LAH, LIPA, PALI, DAS and 2 more. 2 of the 229 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPS and LARP.
Each word below uses all the letters of LAIRDSHIP and one more.