Unscramble SOUNDPOST to get 223 words. SOUNDPOST itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1O1U12N12D2P34O1S1T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SOUNDPOST split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 24 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with SOUNDPOST letters, POUNDS leads with 9 points, then PUNTOS and PUTONS on 8. SOUNDS, SPOONS and DONUTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 58 5-letter words from SOUNDPOST, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. POSTS, SOUND and POUND are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SOUNDPOST; 10 of them share the top score of 7. POST, STOP and SPOT are everyday picks.
Among 59 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SOUNDPOST, the top score is 6, reached by 4. NOT, OUT and TOP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SOUNDPOST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SO · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by UPSTOOD (10 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SOUNDPOST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUNDPOST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 223) | 173 | 223 | 159 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOUNDPOST, DOUPS, SPODS, SPOOTS, DOPS, DOUP, NOOPS, NOUPS, PONTS, POOTS, SOOPS, SPOD and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOUTS, NUTSOS, POOS, TOPO, UDONS, UNDOS, DOUT, NUTSO, POO, POS, PST, PO and 2 more, 14 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of SOUNDPOST plus a single extra one.