Unscramble SHOUSE and you have 51 words, SHOUSE itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: HOUSES. The best shorter words score 8: 4 of them, HOUSE, SHOES and HOSES included. The 6 letters split into 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SHOUSE by length: 2 with 6 letters, 5 with 5, 14 with 4, 18 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Keep every letter of SHOUSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with SH · ending in SE · all 6-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOUSES (9 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SHOUSE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOUSE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 51) | 44 | 51 | 37 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHOUSE, HUSOS, HUSO, HUSS, EHS, OUS and OU, 7 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOSS, SESH, SOHS, HOS, SHO, SOH and SUS, 7 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SHOUSE and one more.