Unscramble SLAUGHTERY and you have 323 words, SLAUGHTERY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, LETHARGY leads with 15 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1L12A1U12G23H43T1E1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SLAUGHTERY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
4 of 41 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SLAUGHTERY tie at 14 points; none scores more. LARGEST, GREATLY and HUSTLER will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from SLAUGHTERY, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. GATHER, LAUGHS and TRASHY are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words made with SLAUGHTERY letters are led by GUSHY and HYLEG, 12 points each. LAUGH, THUGS and ETHYL are the familiar ones.
HUGY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SLAUGHTERY at 11 points; next come ASHY and HAYS on 10. EASY, HUGE and GUYS will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from SLAUGHTERY, the top score is 9, reached by 8. HAS, GAY and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SLAUGHTERY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SL · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LETHARGY (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SLAUGHTERY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLAUGHTERY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 323) | 228 | 323 | 214 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
95 of the 323 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLAUGHTERY, GYTRASH, LATHYRUS, GASHLY, HARTELY, HEARTLY, HYLEGS, LAUGHY, ARGUTELY, ASHERY, EATHLY, HAYLES and 83 more. 14 of the 323 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TUSHERY, YEAHS, SALTERY, ARGH, AUGH, YAGE, YAGS, YAG, AHS, LAH, RYU, YAS and 2 more.