Unscramble LOATHNESSES and you have 370 words, LOATHNESSES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. LOTHNESSES is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LOATHNESSES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in LOATHNESSES: LOTHNESSES, for 13 points.
Among 29 8-letter words from LOATHNESSES, the top score is 11, reached by 15.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LOATHNESSES, 31 score 10 points, the group's best. LESSONS, SEASONS and HOSTELS are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LOATHNESSES scores 9. HOTELS, SHEETS and HONEST are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from LOATHNESSES come to 60, each scoring 8 points. HOTEL, SHEET and HOSTS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in LOATHNESSES score 7 points. HOST, SHOT and HEAT are the ones most people know.
28 of 60 3-letter words made with LOATHNESSES letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and LET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LOATHNESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with LO · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
LOATHNESSES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LOATHNESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOATHNESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 370) | 289 | 368 | 268 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
81 of the 370 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LOTHNESSES, HOSTLESSE, SHOALNESS, HATELESS, HOSTLESS, LOTHNESS, HEASTES, LATHEES, NESHEST, SHALOTS, SNEATHS, ASHETS and 69 more. 21 of the 370 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ASLOSH, HALONS, HOSSES, SESHES, STONELESS, HALON, HAOS, HOSS, LAHS, LOANEES, SESH, SHEN and 9 more. 2 of the 370 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: HAOLES and HAOLE.