Unscramble SHOESTRING and you have 373 words, SHOESTRING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 13, among them RIGHTNESS, HISTOGENS and OTHERINGS. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SHOESTRING split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
13 of 38 8-letter words made with SHOESTRING letters tie at 12 points; none scores more.
Of the 60 7-letter words from SHOESTRING, 19 score 11 points, the group's best. HOSTING, IGNORES and HORNETS are the ones most people know.
28 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOESTRING tie at 10 points; none scores more. RIGHTS, THINGS and NIGHTS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOESTRING, the top score is 9, reached by 29. OTHER, RIGHT and NORTH are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words from SHOESTRING tie at 8 points; none scores more. HOST, HITS and SHOT will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in SHOESTRING are led by GHI and HOG, 7 points each. GET, HOT and GOT are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of SHOESTRING, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HISTOGENS, OTHERINGS and RIGHTNESS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHOESTRING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOESTRING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 373) | 302 | 373 | 271 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
71 of the 373 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HORSINGS, HOSTINGS, RIGHTENS, SHOEINGS, THROEING, GOTHIER, HERISSON, HOSTRIES, RIGHTEN, THINGOS, TOSHING, GOSHTS and 59 more. 31 of the 373 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OTHERINGS, OTHERING, THONGIER, HONGIES, HORSIES, SHOGIS, GOETH, GOTHS, HONGI, HORSIE, HOSERS, ROSHIS and 19 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of SHOESTRING and one more.