204 words come out when you unscramble SHORTSTOPS, starting with SHORTSTOPS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHORTSTOP leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SHORTSTOPS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 11 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in SHORTSTOPS: SHORTSTOP, 14 points.
Among 27 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTSTOPS, the top score is 11, reached by 5. SPORTS, PHOTOS and TROOPS are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTSTOPS tie at 10 points; none scores more. PHOTO, POSTS and SHORT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from SHORTSTOPS, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. POST, SHOP and SORT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SHORTSTOPS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOTSPOTS and POTSHOTS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHORTSTOPS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTSTOPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 204) | 167 | 204 | 144 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTHOS, POSHOS, POSHO, SPOSH, ORTHOS, POHS, HOORS, POORTS, SPOOTS, TOHOS, HOOR, HORS and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOTSPOTS, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT, HOTPOT, POTHOS, PHOS, PHO, HOSS, SOHS, HOO, HOS, POOS and 11 more, 23 in all.