Unscramble SHIFTSTICKS and you have 140 words, SHIFTSTICKS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 2 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SHIFTSTICKS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 16 with 6, 30 with 5, 47 with 4, 27 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in SHIFTSTICKS: SHIFTSTICK, for 22 points.
SKITTISH is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SHIFTSTICKS letters; it scores 15 points.
Among the 5-letter words in SHIFTSTICKS, CHIKS, HICKS and THICK tie for first at 14 points. STICK, SHIFT and FITCH are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with SHIFTSTICKS letters are led by CHIK and HICK, 13 points each. FISH, HITS and KITS are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SCHTIKS, SHTICKS and SICKISH (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SHIFTSTICKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIFTSTICKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 140) | 107 | 139 | 102 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHIFTSTICKS, SHIFTSTICK, FIKISH, SKITCH, CHIKS, CHIK, TISICKS, FISKS, TISICK, FISK, KISH, SICHTS and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ICKS, SITCH, TITCH, KIS and KI, 5 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.