Unscramble LEAZES and you have 59 words, LEAZES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 15 points: SLEAZE. 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
L12E1A1Z10E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LEAZES by length: 2 with 6 letters, 8 with 5, 20 with 4, 19 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Keep every letter of LEAZES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with LE · ending in ES · all 6-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SLEAZE (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LEAZES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAZES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 59) | 41 | 59 | 38 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LEAZES, LEAZE, SEAZE, ZEAS, ZELS, SAZ, ZEA, ZEL, ZE, EALES, EASLE, EALE and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEZ, ZAS and ZA, 3 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of LEAZES plus a single extra one.