Unscramble SHIFTWORKS and you have 255 words, SHIFTWORKS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SHIFTWORK, 22 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SHIFTWORKS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in SHIFTWORKS: SHITWORK, 18 points.
WHISKS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIFTWORKS at 16 points; next come FOWTHS and WHIFTS on 15. SHIRTS, SHORTS and THROWS will look familiar.
HOWKS and WHISK share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words from SHIFTWORKS. FIRST, WORKS and SHOWS are the ones most people know.
HOWK tops the 4-letter words in SHIFTWORKS at 14 points; next come HOWF on 13 and FIRK on 11. WORK, SHOW and RISK will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with SHIFTWORKS letters, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. WHO, ITS and TWO are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHITWORKS (19 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SHIFTWORKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIFTWORKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 255) | 195 | 254 | 171 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 59 of them: SHIFTWORKS, SHIFTWORK, FOWTHS, WHIFTS, FOWTH, WHIFT, FIRKS, FISKS, HOIKS, HOKIS, KHORS, SHROWS and 47 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: SHITWORKS, SHITWORK, WHOSITS, HORKS, WHOSIT, HORK, SKORTS, KORIS, ROSHIS, SKORT, KOIS, KORI and 12 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.