Unscramble PATROLS and you have 194 words, PATROLS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: PORTALS. The best shorter words score 8: 10 of them, PORTAL, POSTAL and PATROL included. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. PATROLS as a single 7-tile play makes 59 in Scrabble, 9 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PATROLS split into 2 with 7 letters, 12 with 6, 51 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2.
32 of 51 5-letter words from PATROLS tie at 7 points; none scores more. PARTS, SPORT and SOLAR will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PATROLS, the top score is 6, reached by 45. ALSO, LAST and POST are the familiar ones.
54 3-letter words in PATROLS; 25 of them share the top score of 5. TOP, ART and LOT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PATROLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with PA · ending in LS · all 7-letter words
The meaning of PATROLS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PATROLS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATROLS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 194) | 166 | 192 | 148 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASPORT, PLOATS, PORTAS, ASPRO, PLAST, PLOAT, POLTS, PORAL, PORTA, PSORA, SALOP, SOPRA and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: APOS, OPAS, SORTAL, TOLARS, APO, LOTSA, OPA, POS, PST, SORTA, TOLAR, AROS and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPS and LARP, 2 in all.
These 12 words take every letter of PATROLS plus a single extra one.