381 words come out when you unscramble SINGLESTICKS, starting with SINGLESTICKS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. SINGLESTICK is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SINGLESTICKS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 13 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
SINGLESTICK is the only one of the 11-letter words in SINGLESTICKS; it scores 18 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with SINGLESTICKS letters, STICKLINGS leads with 17 points, then SICKLINESS and STICKINESS on 16.
Among 48 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SINGLESTICKS, the top score is 15, reached by 6. LISTINGS, SICKNESS and TICKLING are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words in SINGLESTICKS, LICKING, SICKING and TICKING tie for first at 14 points. CLIENTS, CEILING and KISSING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with SINGLESTICKS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 14. CLIENT, CITIES and SKIING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SINGLESTICKS is GECKS, 12 points; CLEIK and CLINK on 11 follow. LINKS, STICK and KINGS are everyday picks.
GECK tops the 4-letter words from SINGLESTICKS at 11 points; next come ICKS and LICK on 10. LIKE, LINK and KING will look familiar.
ICK scores highest among the 3-letter words in SINGLESTICKS at 9 points, ahead of KEG on 8 and EIK on 7. GET, ITS and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SINGLESTICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SI · ending in KS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SICKLINESS, STICKINESS and STICKLING (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SINGLESTICKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SINGLESTICKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 381) | 297 | 381 | 266 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 84 of them: STICKLINGS, SLICKINGS, STICKINGS, TICKLINGS, SNICKETS, ICKLEST, KISSINGS, SICLIKE, SNICKET, TICKENS, TICKIES, TISICKS and 72 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: SLICKENS, STICKIES, SLICKEN, STICKIE, KISSIEST, KITINGS, KINLESS, KLIEGS, LICITNESS, ICKS, KLIEG, SILKIE and 19 more.