Unscramble MAKESHIFTS to get 311 words. MAKESHIFTS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. MAKESHIFT is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MAKESHIFTS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
MAKESHIFT is the only one of the 9-letter words made with MAKESHIFTS letters; it scores 21 points.
SAMEKHS scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MAKESHIFTS at 16 points, ahead of FAKIEST and SAKIEHS on 14. MISTAKE and ATHEISM are the ones most people know.
HAKIMS, SAMEKH and SHMEKS are the top 6-letter words from MAKESHIFTS, 15 points each. FETISH, SHIFTS and FIESTA will look familiar.
KHAFS scores highest among the 5-letter words in MAKESHIFTS at 15 points, ahead of HAKIM and SHMEK on 14. MAKES, FAITH and SHIFT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with MAKESHIFTS letters is KHAF, 14 points; FEHM on 12 and FAIK on 11 follow. MAKE, FISH and MIKE are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MAKESHIFTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. HAS, ASK and KIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MAKESHIFTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FAMISHES and SAMEKHS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MAKESHIFTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAKESHIFTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 228 | 304 | 208 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
78 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHMEKS, FAKIEST, SAKIEHS, SHMEK, SKAITHS, FAIKES, FASTISH, KAMISES, KETMIAS, KISHES, MASHIEST, MATHESIS and 66 more. 23 of the 311 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FAKEST, FAKIES, FAKIE, KAMIS, MAKIS, FAHS, MAKI, SAKTIS, FAH, FAMS, FESTAS, HIMS and 11 more. 3 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HAFIS, EMFS and EMF. 2 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: SHIKSA and SHIKSE. 2 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI and FI.