261 words come out when you unscramble RIDGEWAYS, starting with RIDGEWAYS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, RIDGEWAY leads with 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RIDGEWAYS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
RIDGEWAY is the only one of the 8-letter words in RIDGEWAYS; it scores 16 points.
Among 50 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RIDGEWAYS, the top score is 13, reached by 4. RAISED, GRADES and SAWYER are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from RIDGEWAYS is WEDGY, 13 points; DEAWY and GAWSY on 12 follow. READY, DIARY and YARDS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with RIDGEWAYS letters are led by DEWY and WADY, 11 points each. DAYS, WIDE and WAYS are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RIDGEWAYS tie at 9 points; none scores more. WAS, DAY and WAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RIDGEWAYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with RI · ending in YS · all 9-letter words
RIDGEWAYS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RIDGEWAYS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGEWAYS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 197 | 261 | 182 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: SWARDY, WEYARD, DEAWY, SWEARY, WAYED, YAWIER, GAWSIER, GRYDES, WADGES, GAWDS, GRIESY, GRYDE and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: RIDGEWAYS, RIDGEWAY, DRYAS, SAYED, YAGES, YAGE, YAGS, YAG, YAS, YER, EW, AGS and 3 more.