Unscramble RAINSTICKS and you have 284 words, RAINSTICKS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. RAINSTICK is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 10 letters, 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 RAINSTICKS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 22 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
RAINSTICK is the only one of the 9-letter words made with RAINSTICKS letters; it scores 15 points.
Among 22 7-letter words from RAINSTICKS, the top score is 13, reached by 8. STRAINS and RAISINS are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RAINSTICKS; 15 of them share the top score of 12. TRACKS, CRISIS and TRICKS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with RAINSTICKS letters, the top score is 11, reached by 17. TRACK, STICK and RISKS are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RAINSTICKS tie at 10 points; none scores more. RISK, SKIN and TASK will look familiar.
ACK and ICK share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from RAINSTICKS. CAN, ITS and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of RAINSTICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with RA · ending in KS · all 10-letter words
RAINSTICKS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RAINSTICKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAINSTICKS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 222 | 284 | 205 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 62 of them: CATSKINS, CATSKIN, NICKARS, TISICKS, NICKAR, RANKISTS, SAICKS, STANCK, STRACK, TISICK, KIRTANS, RANKIST and 50 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: RAINSTICKS, RAINSTICK, ICKS, SAKTIS, TRIASSIC, ACK, KRAIS, SAKTI, SIKAS, KRAI, SCRANS, SIKA and 5 more.