Unscramble SHIPLOADS and you have 262 words, SHIPLOADS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SHIPLOADS split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 4 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
APHIDS scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIPLOADS at 12 points, ahead of ASPISH and PALISH on 11. POLISH, SPLASH and SOLIDS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from SHIPLOADS is APHID, 11 points; APHIS and APISH on 10 follow. SHIPS, SHOPS and HOLDS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from SHIPLOADS, the top score is 9, reached by 16. SHOP, HOLD and SHIP are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in SHIPLOADS; 7 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, HAD and ADS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SHIPLOADS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of SHIPLOADS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHIPLOADS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIPLOADS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 262) | 214 | 262 | 182 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
48 of the 262 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOAPDISH, POISHAS, PHOLAS, SPLISH, SHAPS, SIDHAS, SPOSH, DHOLS, PAHS, PODIAL, POHS, SHOLAS and 36 more. 32 of the 262 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOSHAS, ASLOSH, DOSHA, ODAHS, PHOS, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, PHO, SIDH, AHIS, DOH and 20 more.