Unscramble SPAWLS and you have 52 words, SPAWLS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 10 points, SWAPS, WASPS and PAWLS among them. The 6 letters split into 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SPAWLS by length: 1 with 6 letters, 8 with 5, 21 with 4, 17 with 3 and 5 with 2.
Keep every letter of SPAWLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with SP · ending in LS · all 6-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PAWLS, SWAPS and WASPS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SPAWLS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAWLS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 52) | 48 | 52 | 48 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 4 of them: SPAWLS, SPAWL, SPAWS and SPAW.
These 2 words take every letter of SPAWLS plus a single extra one.