Unscramble PATHFINDERS and you have 408 words, PATHFINDERS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PATHFINDER leads with 19 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PATHFINDERS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 11 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with PATHFINDERS letters, PATHFINDER leads with 19 points, then THREADFINS on 17 and PRINTHEADS on 16.
REDSHIFT tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHFINDERS at 15 points; next come DEANSHIP and FAITHERS on 14. PANTHERS, PAINTERS and STRAINED will look familiar.
The best of the 7-letter words from PATHFINDERS is PANFISH, 15 points; DEAFISH and FAITHED on 14 follow. FATHERS, PANTHER and SHIFTED are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words made with PATHFINDERS letters are led by FASHED, FISHED and HAFTED, 13 points each. FATHER, FETISH and PHRASE are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHFINDERS tie at 11 points; none scores more. DEATH, PHASE and FRESH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PATHFINDERS, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. FIND, HARD and HAND are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words in PATHFINDERS are led by FAH and FEH, 9 points each. HAS, HAD and FAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PATHFINDERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PA · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; PANFISHED (18 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PATHFINDERS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHFINDERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 408) | 342 | 406 | 320 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FAITHERS, SIDEPATH, ENDSHIP, FAITHER, INTERDASH, PARISHEN, PENTHIAS, SHAFTER, APESHIT, FRAPED, FRIANDES, HAIRSTED and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PANFISHED, HANDSIER, DEHAIRS, FADEINS, PHASER, PISHER, THERIANS, FAHS, THESP, DESHI, FAH, HEPS and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HAFIS. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.