Unscramble SOFTPASTE to get 244 words. SOFTPASTE itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SOFTPASTE split into 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
8 of 33 6-letter words made with SOFTPASTE letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. STATES, TASTES and SAFEST will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SOFTPASTE, the top score is 8, reached by 17. POSTS, STEPS and SPOTS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from SOFTPASTE is FOPS, 9 points; EFTS and FAST on 7 follow. POST, PAST and SAFE are everyday picks.
FAP and FOP are the top 3-letter words made with SOFTPASTE letters, 8 points each. TOP, SET and SAT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SOFTPASTE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SO · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FASTEST, FATSOES, FOSSATE and SOFTEST (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SOFTPASTE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTPASTE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 244) | 201 | 244 | 183 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOFTPASTE, SAFTEST, APTOTES, FETTAS, APTOTE, FAP, FETTA, FETTS, PATTES, POTAES, POTASS, SPEATS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FESTAS, FESTA, FESTS, FEST, APOS, FES, OPAS, SEPS, APO, FE, OPA, POS and 6 more, 18 in all.