287 words come out when you unscramble LEFTWARDS, starting with LEFTWARDS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LEFTWARDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 16 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words from LEFTWARDS, DWARFS, FLAWED and WAFTED tie for first at 13 points. FASTER, WATERS and WASTED are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LEFTWARDS, DWARF leads with 12 points, then FETWA and FLAWS on 11. AFTER, DRAFT and FALSE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LEFTWARDS tie at 10 points; none scores more. FAST, FLAT and FELT will look familiar.
FAW and FEW share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from LEFTWARDS. WAS, LAW and RED are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of LEFTWARDS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with LE · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
LEFTWARDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: LEFTWARDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEFTWARDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 231 | 285 | 217 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWARFED, FETWAS, FETWA, SWERF, WRASTED, DEFAST, FALSED, FARSED, FAWS, FEWS, SALEWD, SAWDER and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LEFTWARDS, DWALES, DWALE, FERALS, FESTA, DEF, FEST, FES, EW, FE, DAS, EDS and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS and ALF, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of LEFTWARDS plus a single extra one.