213 words come out when you unscramble SHARKSKIN, starting with SHARKSKIN itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1H43A1R1K5S1K5I1N12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHARKSKIN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 6-letter words in SHARKSKIN are led by KHAKIS and KISHKA, 17 points each. SHARKS, SHRINK and SHANKS are the familiar ones.
KHAKI scores highest among the 5-letter words from SHARKSKIN at 16 points, ahead of KAIKS and KAKIS on 13. RISKS, SKINS and RANKS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHARKSKIN; 6 of them share the top score of 12. RISK, HAIR and SKIN are everyday picks.
KAK tops the 3-letter words made with SHARKSKIN letters at 11 points; next come KHI on 10 and ARK on 7. HAS, AIR and ASK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SHARKSKIN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in IN · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by KISHKAS (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHARKSKIN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARKSKIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 213) | 166 | 212 | 148 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SKRIKS, KAIKS, KARKS, SKRIK, HASKS, KAIK, KAKS, KARK, HASK, KAK, KISH, KISANS and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHIKRAS, SKANKS, SNAKISH, NIKAHS, SHIKRA, SKANK, NIKAH, KRAIS, SIKAS, KRAI, SIKA, AHIS and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SHIKSA.
These 2 words take every letter of SHARKSKIN plus a single extra one.