Unscramble LIGHTSPEEDS to get 358 words. LIGHTSPEEDS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is LIGHTSPEED, 17 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
L12I1G23H43T1S1P34E1E1D2S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LIGHTSPEEDS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 31 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with LIGHTSPEEDS letters: LIGHTSPEED, 17 points.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTSPEEDS are led by DESPIGHT, PLIGHTED and SPIGHTED, 15 points each. DELIGHTS and SIDESTEP are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words from LIGHTSPEEDS is PIGHTED, 14 points; PIGHTLE and PLIGHTS on 13 follow. DESPITE, DELIGHT and SHIELDS are everyday picks.
PEGHED tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTSPEEDS at 13 points; next come DELPHS and DEPTHS on 12. LIGHTS, HELPED and SHEETS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from LIGHTSPEEDS, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. LIGHT, SHIPS and SHEET are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in LIGHTSPEEDS is PEGH, 10 points; HELP and HEPS on 9 follow. HELD, SHIP and DEEP are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with LIGHTSPEEDS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. GET, HIT and LED will look familiar.
Trade one tile of LIGHTSPEEDS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with LI · ending in DS · all 11-letter words
LIGHTSPEEDS first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LIGHTSPEEDS is playable in Scrabble US. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTSPEEDS itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 358) | 268 | 356 | 241 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
90 of the 358 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESPIGHTS, DESPIGHT, SPIGHTED, PIGHTED, PIGHTLES, SPLISHED, PEGHED, PIGHTLE, SPIGHTS, THLIPSES, DELPHS, EPHELIS and 78 more. 25 of the 358 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SLIPSHEET, SHEITELS, THESPS, DELISH, DESHIS, SHEITEL, THESP, DESHI, HEPS, SHITES, SIDHE, ELDESTS and 13 more. 2 of the 358 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LIGHTSPEEDS and LIGHTSPEED.