Unscramble SCATTERSHOT and you have 360 words, SCATTERSHOT itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. CHAROSETS and THEOCRATS are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SCATTERSHOT by length: 1 with 11 letters, 7 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Of the 27 8-letter words made with SCATTERSHOT letters, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. SHORTEST, COASTERS and TOASTERS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from SCATTERSHOT; 27 of them share the top score of 12. STRETCH, THREATS and HOTTEST are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCATTERSHOT, the top score is 11, reached by 41. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SCATTERSHOT, 39 score 10 points, the group's best. HEART, EARTH and REACH are the ones most people know.
21 of 60 4-letter words in SCATTERSHOT tie at 9 points; none scores more. EACH, TECH and CHAT will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with SCATTERSHOT letters, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. ARE, HAS and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SCATTERSHOT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SC · ending in OT · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with THEOCRATS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SCATTERSHOT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCATTERSHOT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 288 | 360 | 265 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
72 of the 360 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHAROSETS, CHAROSET, ARCHEST, CHARETS, ORCHATS, SCARTHS, ASTHORES, CHARET, HAROSETS, ORCHAT, OSHACS, RACHES and 60 more. 23 of the 360 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OCHREAS, CATHS, OCHES, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, HOSERS, OCHE, RECOATS, TECH, OCH, HAOS and 11 more.