Unscramble LICHANOSES and you have 355 words, LICHANOSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CHAINLESS leads with 14 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LICHANOSES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 20 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in LICHANOSES: CHAINLESS, for 14 points.
20 8-letter words made with LICHANOSES letters; 9 of them share the top score of 13. HOLINESS is an everyday pick.
24 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LICHANOSES tie at 12 points; none scores more. CASINOS, CLASHES and CHOLINE will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from LICHANOSES, 44 score 11 points, the group's best. INCHES, CHOSEN and CHAINS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words in LICHANOSES, the top score is 10, reached by 42. CHINA, CHAIN and HOLES are the familiar ones.
22 of 60 4-letter words made with LICHANOSES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. EACH, CASH and INCH will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LICHANOSES, the top score is 8, reached by 9. CAN, HAS and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LICHANOSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACHINESS, CHALONES, CHINLESS, CHOLINES, CLEANISH, COHESINS and HELICONS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LICHANOSES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LICHANOSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 355) | 287 | 352 | 236 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LICHANOSES, CHAINLESS, INCHASES, LICHANOS, CHESILS, INCHASE, LINCHES, NOCHELS, OSCHEAL, SANCHOS, SCHANSE, SEALCHS and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CLEANISH, COHESINS, CHINSES, COHESIN, LANCHES, LOCHIAS, ANCHOS, CHINSE, CHOILS, CHOLAS, CHOLIS, LOCHES and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: ALNICOES, HAOLES and HAOLE, 3 in all.