Possible Words From windlass
By length, the words from WINDLASS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 8 with 6, 43 with 5, 70 with 4, 44 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
1 word · top score 12
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7 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
1 word · top score 8 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: ISLANDS
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with WINDLASS letters: ISLANDS, 8 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
8 words · top score 10 · everyday: ISLAND, SNAILS
Among the 6-letter words in WINDLASS, DIWANS and WINDAS tie for first at 10 points. ISLAND and SNAILS are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
43 words · top score 9 · everyday: LANDS, WINDS, NAILS
Among 43 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WINDLASS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. LANDS, WINDS and NAILS are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
70 words · top score 8 · everyday: SAID, LAND, LAWS
Of the 70 4-letter words from WINDLASS, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. SAID, LAND and LAWS are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
44 words · top score 7 · everyday: WAS, LAW, WIN
The 3-letter words from WINDLASS are led by DAW and WAD, 7 points each. WAS, LAW and WIN are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with windlass
15 words · top score 5 · everyday: IN, IS, AS
AW tops the 2-letter words in WINDLASS at 5 points; next come AD and DA on 3. IN, IS and AS will look familiar.
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Neighbor Words of WINDLASS
Keep every letter of WINDLASS but one, change that one, and you get:
- A E gives WILDNESS · unscramble wildness
- S I gives WINDSAIL · unscramble windsail
- W U gives SUNDIALS · words from sundials
- L E gives WINDASES · unscramble windases
- D G gives SWALINGS · words from swalings
- S B gives WINDSLAB · unscramble windslab
More 8-letter words: starting with WI · ending in SS · all 8-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest WINDLASS Answers
The meaning of WINDLASS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- WINDLASS 12 · 14
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- DIWANS 10 · 11
- a Muslim council of state
- DAWNS 9 · 10
- the first light of day
- DIWAN 9 · 10
- a Muslim council of state
- SWADS 9 · 9
- a bunch
- SWAILS 9 · 10
- a tract of low, marshy ground
- SWAINS 9 · 10
- a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- WADIS 9 · 9
- gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
Is WINDLASS Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WINDLASS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINDLASS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 146 | 182 | 139 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
35 of the 182 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WINDAS, AWDLS, LAWINS, SWADS, WALDS, AWDL, LAWIN, SWAD, WAID, WALD, SLAIDS, WAIS and 23 more. 8 of the 182 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: WALIS, WALI, DANS, LASSI, DAN, DAS, LIAS and SAN. 1 of the 182 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
182 words come out when you unscramble WINDLASS, starting with WINDLASS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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