Unscramble SHOPBOARDS and you have 254 words, SHOPBOARDS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SHOPBOARDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 40 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in SHOPBOARDS: HOSPODAR, for 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOPBOARDS, BARHOP and POOBAH tie for first at 13 points. BOARDS and PHAROS are everyday picks.
17 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOPBOARDS tie at 10 points; none scores more. BOARD, SHOPS and SHARP will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from SHOPBOARDS, the top score is 9, reached by 21. SHOP, HARD and DROP are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 3-letter words in SHOPBOARDS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HAD and BAD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SHOPBOARDS for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with SH · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOSPODARS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHOPBOARDS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOPBOARDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 184 | 254 | 153 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: SHOPBOARDS, SHOPBOARD, PHASORS, PHASOR, POSHOS, BASHO, BOOHS, HOORDS, POSHO, SHAPS, SHOORAS, SPOSH and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: POOBAHS, POOBAH, BOHOS, DOSHAS, ADORBS, BOHO, DOBROS, DOSHA, ODAHS, PHOS, PROBS, DOBRO and 19 more.