305 words come out when you unscramble SAILORLESS, starting with SAILORLESS itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1A1I1L12O1R1L12E1S1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SAILORLESS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 21 with 2.
SOLARISES is the only one of the 9-letter words in SAILORLESS; it scores 9 points.
Every one of the 35 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SAILORLESS scores 7. SERIALS, SAILORS and RALLIES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from SAILORLESS score 6 points. SERIAL, LOSSES and RAISES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from SAILORLESS scores 5. LASER, RAISE and OASIS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in SAILORLESS come to 60, each scoring 4 points. ALSO, LESS and LOSS are the familiar ones.
All 58 of the 3-letter words made with SAILORLESS letters score 3 points. ARE, ALL and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SAILORLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SA · ending in SS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SOLARISES (9 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SAILORLESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAILORLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 305) | 250 | 305 | 225 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 55 of them: SAILORLESS, RAILLESS, ALLISES, LAISSES, LOSSIER, SOLLARS, SOLLERS, SORELLS, EASSIL, LAISSE, LISSES, LORELS and 43 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: ROSELLAS, SAILLESS, LOIASES, ROLLIES, ROSELLA, SOLERAS, LASSIS, LIASES, OLLIES, ROLLIE, SILOES, SOLARS and 13 more.