Unscramble SIDESTROKES and you have 360 words, SIDESTROKES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SIDESTROKE, 15 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Words from SIDESTROKES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 26 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
SIDESTROKE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with SIDESTROKES letters; it scores 15 points.
Among 26 8-letter words from SIDESTROKES, the top score is 13, reached by 4. STEROIDS, STRESSED and DESSERTS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SIDESTROKES tie at 12 points; none scores more. EDITORS, SISTERS and DRESSES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from SIDESTROKES, 12 score 11 points, the group's best. STRIKE, DESIRE and DESERT are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 5-letter words in SIDESTROKES tie at 10 points; none scores more. RISKS, SEEKS and SKIRT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with SIDESTROKES letters, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. KIDS, RISK and DISK are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SIDESTROKES, KED and KID tie for first at 8 points. ITS, RED and KIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SIDESTROKES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DORKIEST, DROSKIES and RESTOKED (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SIDESTROKES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIDESTROKES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 259 | 359 | 238 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 99 of them: SKODIEST, SKODIER, DIRKES, KISTED, KRISED, ROKIEST, SEIKEST, SEKOSES, DIRKE, DOEKS, EIKED, ESKIES and 87 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: DISKERS, DISKER, DROKES, SKRIED, DROKE, SIDEROSES, SKEDS, SKRIES, DESTRESS, KORIS, SKED, KORI and 10 more. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: KED and DI. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: SORITESES.