Unscramble SHORTLISTED and you have 380 words, SHORTLISTED itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 12: 9 of them, SHORTLIST, THEORISTS and DISHORSE included. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SHORTLISTED by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Of the 41 8-letter words made with SHORTLISTED letters, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. SOLDIERS, STEROIDS and SHORTEST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTLISTED, the top score is 11, reached by 19. HOLDERS, HOSTELS and HOSTILE are the familiar ones.
40 of 60 6-letter words from SHORTLISTED tie at 10 points; none scores more. HOSTED, HOLDER and HORSES will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in SHORTLISTED; 25 of them share the top score of 9. OTHER, HOTEL and THIRD are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with SHORTLISTED letters, 19 score 8 points, the group's best. HELD, HOLD and HOST are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTLISTED; 4 of them share the top score of 7. OLD, HOT and RED are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SHORTLISTED for another and you can spell these 2 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HIDROSES, THEORISTS, THIRSTED and THROSTLES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHORTLISTED is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTLISTED itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 380) | 301 | 380 | 270 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISHORSE, THRISTED, THRISTLES, TROTHLESS, HOSTRIES, RHODIES, SHODERS, SHOTTLES, SLOTHED, THRISSEL, THRISTLE, TOSHIEST and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHORTLISTED, SHIRTED, SHITTERS, DEHORS, DELISH, DESHIS, DOSHES, HORSIES, HOTTIES, LITHOES, SHITTER, THETRIS and 19 more, 31 in all.