Unscramble SHEADINGS to get 294 words. SHEADINGS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SHEADINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 20 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Of the 20 7-letter words made with SHEADINGS letters, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. DESIGNS, HEADING and SHADING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHEADINGS, the top score is 11, reached by 8. DESIGN, SIGNED and GAINED are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from SHEADINGS; 34 of them share the top score of 9. HANDS, HEADS and ASIDE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in SHEADINGS, 26 score 8 points, the group's best. HAND, HEAD and HIDE are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 3-letter words made with SHEADINGS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. HAS, HAD and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SHEADINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEASHING, HEADINGS and SHADINGS (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHEADINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEADINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 227 | 294 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHEADINGS, SHEADING, HAGDENS, HIDAGES, HAGDEN, HIDAGE, SNASHED, EADISH, HAINED, HANGIS, SHANDS, SIDHAS and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DANISHES, DESHIS, ENDASH, SHENAIS, AHING, ASHINE, DESHI, SHENAI, SIDHE, AHED, SIDH, AHIS and 12 more, 24 in all.