Unscramble SHAWLEYS and you have 217 words, SHAWLEYS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHAWLEYS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 21 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
SWASHY scores highest among the 6-letter words in SHAWLEYS at 15 points, ahead of HAWSES and HAYLES on 12. HASSLE, WHALES and WASHES are the ones most people know.
HWYLS, WASHY and WHEYS are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHAWLEYS, 14 points each. SALES, ESSAY and WHALE will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from SHAWLEYS are led by HWYL, WHEY and WHYS, 13 points each. EASY, SAYS and WAYS are the familiar ones.
WHY tops the 3-letter words in SHAWLEYS at 12 points; next come HAW and HAY on 9. WAS, HAS and WAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SHAWLEYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SH · ending in YS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HWYLS, WASHY and WHEYS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SHAWLEYS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWLEYS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 173 | 217 | 160 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 217 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHAWLEYS, SHAWLEY, SWASHY, HAYSELS, HAYLES, HAYSEL, SWAYLS, HAYLE, HYLES, SWALY, SWAYL, SWEYS and 32 more. 13 of the 217 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HWYLS, HWYL, SHWAS, YEAHS, SHWA, EYASS, LASSY, LAHS, SESH, AHS, LAH, YAS and 1 more.