401 words come out when you unscramble NEEDLESTICKS, starting with NEEDLESTICKS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
N12E1E1D2L12E1S1T1I1C34K5S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from NEEDLESTICKS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 18 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
NEEDLESTICK is the only one of the 11-letter words in NEEDLESTICKS; it scores 18 points.
DESISTENCE tops the 10-letter words made with NEEDLESTICKS letters at 13 points; next comes CELESTINES on 12.
18 9-letter words you get when you unscramble NEEDLESTICKS; 4 of them share the top score of 16. LICENSEES is an everyday pick.
Among 60 8-letter words from NEEDLESTICKS, the top score is 15, reached by 5. SELECTED, LICENSED and LICENSES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with NEEDLESTICKS letters, 13 score 14 points, the group's best. DICKENS and NICKELS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NEEDLESTICKS; 8 of them share the top score of 13. LINKED, STICKS and NICKEL are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from NEEDLESTICKS are led by DECKS and DICKS, 12 points each. LINKS, KINDS and STICK are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words in NEEDLESTICKS, DECK and DICK tie for first at 11 points. LIKE, LINK and KIDS are everyday picks.
ICK tops the 3-letter words made with NEEDLESTICKS letters at 9 points; next come KED and KID on 8. ITS, END and KIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NEEDLESTICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with NE · ending in KS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DICKENSES, SLICKENED, STICKSEED and TICKSEEDS (16 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NEEDLESTICKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEEDLESTICKS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 401) | 318 | 401 | 281 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 83 of them: SNECKED, SNICKETS, CLEEKIT, DESISTENCE, ICKLEST, SECKELS, SECKLES, SILKENED, SKEELIEST, SNICKET, TECKELS, TICKENS and 71 more. Words With Friends* skips 37 of them: NEEDLESTICKS, NEEDLESTICK, SLICKENED, DECKLESS, NECKLETS, SLICKENS, STEEDLIKE, KNEIDELS, NECKLET, SLICKEN, CELESTINES, DELINKS and 25 more.