Possible Words From hostages
Counting the words from HOSTAGES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 17 with 6, 66 with 5, 95 with 4, 65 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
1 word · top score 12 · everyday: HOSTAGES
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7 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
4 words · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: HOSTAGE
GASHEST, HOSTAGE and SEAHOGS share the top score of 11 among the 7-letter words made with HOSTAGES letters.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
17 words · top score 10 · everyday: STAGES, GHOSTS
5 of 17 6-letter words in HOSTAGES tie at 10 points; none scores more. STAGES and GHOSTS will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
66 words · top score 9 · everyday: SHOES, STAGE, SHOTS
Of the 66 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HOSTAGES, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. SHOES, STAGE and SHOTS are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
95 words · top score 8 · everyday: EAST, SETS, HOST
9 of 95 4-letter words from HOSTAGES tie at 8 points; none scores more. EAST, SETS and HOST will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
65 words · top score 7 · everyday: HAS, GET, SET
HAG and HOG share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HOSTAGES. HAS, GET and SET are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with hostages
22 words · top score 5 · everyday: AT, AS, HE
7 of 22 2-letter words from HOSTAGES tie at 5 points; none scores more. AT, AS and HE will look familiar.
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Neighbor Words of HOSTAGES
These 6 words have the length of HOSTAGES, with one letter different:
- S R gives SHORTAGE · unscramble shortage
- H R gives STORAGES · words from storages
- G U gives HOUSESAT · unscramble housesat
- T L gives GALOSHES · unscramble galoshes
- H W gives STOWAGES · words from stowages
- T F gives FOGASHES · words from fogashes
More 8-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Definitions for the Top HOSTAGES Plays
HOSTAGES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- HOSTAGES 12 · 12
- a person held as security
- GASHEST 11 · 11
- knowing
- HOSTAGE 11 · 11
- a person held as security
- GASHES 10 · 10
- to make a long deep cut in
- GHOSTS 10 · 10
- to haunt
- GHAST 9 · 9
- terrifying
- GHATS 9 · 9
- a passage to a river
- GHOST 9 · 9
- to haunt
Can You Play HOSTAGES in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOSTAGES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOSTAGES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 227 | 270 | 204 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEAHOGS, GHASTS, GOSHTS, SEAHOG, ASHETS, GATHS, GHEST, GOSHT, HEASTS, HOASTS, TASHES, ASHET and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GOETH, GOTHS, HAOS, HOSS, SESH, SOHS, GOEST, HOS, SHO, SOH, TASES, TASSO and 11 more, 23 in all.
Unscramble HOSTAGES to get 270 words. HOSTAGES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HOSTAGE, GASHEST and SEAHOGS lead with 11 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
One Extra Tile and HOSTAGES Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of HOSTAGES and one more.