Unscramble SCHOOLTIDES and you have 373 words, SCHOOLTIDES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SCHOOLTIDES split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 6 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words made with SCHOOLTIDES letters scores 16.
6 of 33 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SCHOOLTIDES tie at 14 points; none scores more. DISCLOSE and SOLSTICE will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from SCHOOLTIDES, the top score is 13, reached by 9. SCHOOLS, CLOTHES and HOSTELS are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 6-letter words from SCHOOLTIDES tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCHOOL, CHOOSE and HOSTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in SCHOOLTIDES, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. CHILD, CODES and HOLDS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with SCHOOLTIDES letters, CHID and DICH tie for first at 10 points. CODE, TECH and HELD are everyday picks.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCHOOLTIDES tie at 8 points; none scores more. HOT, HIT and DIE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SCHOOLTIDES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; CHELOIDS, CHOOSIEST, COHOSTED and SCHOOLED (14 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SCHOOLTIDES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOLTIDES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 373) | 275 | 371 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 98 of them: SCHOOLTIDES, DOLICHOSES, SCHOOLTIDE, DESCHOOLS, DITCHLESS, DESCHOOL, DOLICHOS, SCHOOLIES, SCOOSHED, ECHOISTS, HELCOID, SCHOOLES and 86 more. Words With Friends* skips 37 of them: SITCHES, CHOILS, CHOLIS, COHOES, LOCHES, CHOIL, CHOLI, COHOE, DELISH, DESHIS, DISCOES, DOSHES and 25 more. Scrabble UK skips 2 of them: CHOLOS and CHOLO.