Unscramble SLUNGSHOTS and you have 233 words, SLUNGSHOTS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SLUNGSHOTS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with SLUNGSHOTS letters: SLUNGSHOT, for 13 points.
14 of 29 6-letter words from SLUNGSHOTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. THONGS, SOUGHT and GHOSTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SLUNGSHOTS, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. SOUTH, SONGS and SHOTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in SLUNGSHOTS, the top score is 8, reached by 11. LONG, SONG and THUS are the familiar ones.
HOG, HUG and UGH are the top 3-letter words made with SLUNGSHOTS letters, 7 points each. NOT, OUT and HOT will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of SLUNGSHOTS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SL · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GUNSHOTS and SHOTGUNS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SLUNGSHOTS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLUNGSHOTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 197 | 233 | 182 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
36 of the 233 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOSHTS, UNSHOTS, GOSHT, STOUSH, THOLUS, UNSHOT, HOUTS, HUSOS, SNUSH, HOUT, HUSO, HUSS and 24 more. 15 of the 233 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHLONGS, SHLONG, GOTHS, GUSTOS, HOSS, SOHS, HOS, NUTSOS, SHO, SOH, NUGS, GOS and 3 more.