354 words come out when you unscramble SHOWSTOPPER, starting with SHOWSTOPPER itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. WHOPPERS is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 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 SHOWSTOPPER by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
WHOPPERS tops the 8-letter words in SHOWSTOPPER at 18 points; next come POSTSHOW and PRESHOWS on 16. SHOPPERS, PROPOSES and PROPHETS will look familiar.
WHOPPER scores highest among the 7-letter words from SHOWSTOPPER at 17 points, ahead of PRESHOW and WHOOPER on 15. POSTERS, SHOPPER and SHOWERS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOWSTOPPER, WHOOPS leads with 14 points, then HOPPER and SHOPPE on 13. PHOTOS, SHOWER and POWERS are the familiar ones.
WHOOP and WHOPS share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words from SHOWSTOPPER. PHOTO, POWER and SHOWS are the ones most people know.
PHEW and WHOP are the top 4-letter words in SHOWSTOPPER, 12 points each. SHOW, SHOP and HOPE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with SHOWSTOPPER letters are led by HEW, HOW and WHO, 9 points each. TWO, HOT and POP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SHOWSTOPPER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SH · ending in ER · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; WHOPPERS (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SHOWSTOPPER is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOWSTOPPER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 354) | 285 | 354 | 252 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTSHOPS, PORTHOSES, POSTHORSE, POTSHOP, THROWES, HOWRES, PORTHOS, REWTHS, SHROWS, SOWTHS, THEOWS, THROWE and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SWOPPERS, SWOPPER, POTHOSES, WHOSESO, POPSTERS, POSTPOSE, POPSTER, POSTOPS, POTHOS, THESPS, PHEOS, POSTOP and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Scrabble US: WOPS and WOP, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of SHOWSTOPPER plus a single extra one.