Unscramble SMOOTHPATES and you have 345 words, SMOOTHPATES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SMOOTHPATE leads with 17 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SMOOTHPATES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 9 with 9, 25 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The best of the 10-letter words in SMOOTHPATES is SMOOTHPATE, 17 points; OSTEOPATHS on 15 follows.
APOTHEMS and SHAMPOOS share the top score of 15 among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SMOOTHPATES. TOMATOES, POTATOES and HOTSPOTS are the ones most people know.
4 of 36 7-letter words from SMOOTHPATES tie at 14 points; none scores more. SHAMPOO and HOTSPOT will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with SMOOTHPATES letters, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. PHOTOS, SMOOTH and STAMPS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SMOOTHPATES, HEMPS, OOMPH and PASHM tie for first at 12 points. PHOTO, HOMES and PHASE are everyday picks.
HEMP tops the 4-letter words from SMOOTHPATES at 11 points; next come AHEM and EPHA on 9. HOME, SHOP and HOPE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in SMOOTHPATES, the top score is 8, reached by 14. HAS, MAP and HOT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SMOOTHPATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with SM · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; APOTHEMS and SHAMPOOS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SMOOTHPATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOOTHPATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 345) | 287 | 345 | 239 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
58 of the 345 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SMOOTHPATES, SMOOTHPATE, HEATSPOTS, SHTOOMEST, HEATSPOT, POMATOES, SAMSHOO, SHMOOSE, SMEATHS, HAMOSE, MEATHS, METHOS and 46 more. 48 of the 345 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EMPATHS, EMPATH, HOTSPOTS, PASHMS, POTHOSES, SHMATTES, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT, PASHM, SHMATTE, SMOOTHE, HOTPOT and 36 more.