Unscramble SCROLLWISE to get 297 words. SCROLLWISE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. SCOWLERS, SCOWRIES and SCROWLES are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SCROLLWISE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 7 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 9 letters.
6 of 33 7-letter words made with SCROLLWISE letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCROLLS and COLLIER will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCROLLWISE, the top score is 11, reached by 9. SCORES, CLOSER and SCROLL are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 5-letter words from SCROLLWISE tie at 10 points; none scores more. LOWER, CELLS and WORSE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with SCROLLWISE letters, the top score is 9, reached by 8. WILL, WELL and CELL are the familiar ones.
COW tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCROLLWISE at 8 points; next come LEW and LOW on 6. OIL, ICE and SEC will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SCROLLWISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SC · ending in SE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SCOWLERS (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SCROLLWISE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCROLLWISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 220 | 297 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCROLLWISE, SCOWRIES, SCROWLES, SCOWRIE, SCROWLE, SCROWLS, SCROWL, SCROWS, SOWCES, CLOWS, ESCROLLS, LOWRIES and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SWILERS, LOESSIC, OWLIER, SWILER, SWILES, SWOLER, LOCIES, OWIES, SWILE, SWOLE, OWIE, ROLLIES and 8 more, 20 in all.