Unscramble SHARPNESS to get 256 words. SHARPNESS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHARPNESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 18 with 2.
43 6-letter words from SHARPNESS; 16 of them share the top score of 11. SHARES, PHRASE and PASSES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHARPNESS, the top score is 10, reached by 12. PRESS, SHARE and PHASE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHARPNESS, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. PASS, HEAR and SPAN are the ones most people know.
Among 59 3-letter words from SHARPNESS, the top score is 8, reached by 4. ARE, HAS and ASS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SHARPNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
SHARPNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHARPNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARPNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 213 | 256 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHAPENS, SPHAERS, SPHEARS, HEPARS, PHARES, SPHAER, SPHEAR, HEPAR, HESPS, PHARE, SHAPS, HASSES and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHASERS, PHASER, HEPS, PARENS, PAREN, SESH, SHEN, AHS, SEPS and SAN, 10 in all.