Unscramble LOCKSMITH and you have 229 words, LOCKSMITH itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SHMOCK, 17 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LOCKSMITH by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with LOCKSMITH letters, SHMOCK leads with 17 points, then HOICKS and KITSCH on 15. CLOTHS and SITCOM are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words from LOCKSMITH tie at 14 points; none scores more. STOCK, STICK and SHOCK will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCKSMITH are led by CHIK, HICK and HOCK, 13 points each. KITS, LOCK and MILK are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LOCKSMITH is KHI, 10 points; ICK on 9 and CHI on 8 follow. ITS, HOT and KIT are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of LOCKSMITH, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with LO · ending in TH · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOICKS, KITSCH, SCHTIK, SHLOCK, SHTICK and THICKS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LOCKSMITH works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKSMITH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 175 | 226 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHMOCK, THICKOS, SKITCH, THICKO, CHIKS, KOTCH, CHIK, MICHTS, CHIMO, HOIKS, HOKIS, MICHT and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MOCHIS, MOCHI, CHOILS, CHOLIS, TOCKS, CHOIL, CHOLI, ICKS, SITCH, TOCK, HIMS, HOMS and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: MICKS, MICK and SKIMO, 3 in all.
This word takes every letter of LOCKSMITH plus a single extra one.