Unscramble SHTETLS to get 53 words. SHTETLS itself is a real word: 10 points on a Scrabble board, 10 in Words With Friends. 7 letters: 1 vowel and 6 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of SHTETLS at once for 60 in Scrabble (10 + 50) or 45 in Words With Friends (10 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SHTETLS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 7 with 5, 20 with 4, 16 with 3 and 8 with 2.
SHTETL is the only one of the 6-letter words made with SHTETLS letters; it scores 9 points.
These 6 words have the length of SHTETLS, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with SH · ending in LS · all 7-letter words
The meaning of SHTETLS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHTETLS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHTETLS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 53) | 45 | 53 | 40 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHETS, SHET, EHS, LESTS, ELTS, TELT, ELT and ST, 8 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SESH, ESTS, EST, TES and TE, 5 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of SHTETLS plus a single extra one.