Unscramble PANHANDLE and you have 174 words, PANHANDLE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DAPHNE, 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PANHANDLE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 9 with 6, 37 with 5, 56 with 4, 50 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
PLANNED is the only one of the 7-letter words in PANHANDLE; it scores 10 points.
The best of the 5-letter words from PANHANDLE is DELPH, 11 points; AHEAP and ALEPH on 10 follow. PANEL, AHEAD and ALPHA are everyday picks.
EPHA, HEAP and HELP share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PANHANDLE. PLAN, HAND and HEAD are the ones most people know.
4 of 50 3-letter words made with PANHANDLE letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAD, END and LED will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of PANHANDLE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DAPHNE (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PANHANDLE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANHANDLE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 174) | 146 | 174 | 135 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DELPH, AHEAP, HANAP, ADHAN, HEALD, HEND, NAHAL, PENNAL, PAND, ALAP, ALDEA, HAN and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HADEAN, PANDAN, AHED, NAPED, DEP, LAH, NAPA, PAAN, DAN, NALA and DA, 11 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of PANHANDLE plus a single extra one.