Unscramble LIGHTFACES and you have 322 words, LIGHTFACES itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. LIGHTFACE is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from LIGHTFACES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 9 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The 7-letter words from LIGHTFACES are led by CATFISH, FILCHES and FITCHES, 15 points each. FLIGHTS, ETHICAL and ELASTIC are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTFACES; 9 of them share the top score of 14. FLIGHT, CHEATS and FISCAL are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with LIGHTFACES letters, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. FLASH, CHIEF and FACTS are the ones most people know.
CHEF tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTFACES at 12 points; next come FAHS and FASH on 10. EACH, GIFT and FACT will look familiar.
FAH and FEH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from LIGHTFACES. HAS, ACT and HIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LIGHTFACES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FLITCHES and SHITFACE (16 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LIGHTFACES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTFACES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 261 | 318 | 227 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
57 of the 322 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHAFTS, FECHTS, FITCHE, CHAFT, FECHT, FELCH, ALETHIC, ELTCHIS, LAIGHEST, CHESIL, ELCHIS, ELTCHI and 45 more. 35 of the 322 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHITFACE, LICHGATES, LICHGATE, GATCHES, GITCHES, CHITALS, GACHES, FELSIC, GATCH, GITCH, CATHS, CHAIS and 23 more. 3 of the 322 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI. 1 of the 322 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HAFIS.
This word takes every letter of LIGHTFACES plus a single extra one.