288 words come out when you unscramble SPLINTLIKE, starting with SPLINTLIKE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PLINKIEST leads with 15 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SPLINTLIKE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 31 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in SPLINTLIKE: PLINKIEST, for 15 points.
Among 31 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPLINTLIKE, the top score is 13, reached by 6. SKILLET is the familiar one.
Among the 6-letter words from SPLINTLIKE, PEKINS, PINKIE and PLINKS tie for first at 12 points. LISTEN, SILENT and LILIES are everyday picks.
14 of 60 5-letter words made with SPLINTLIKE letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. LINKS, SKILL and PILLS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SPLINTLIKE, the top score is 10, reached by 15. LIKE, LINK and SKIN are the familiar ones.
KEP and KIP share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from SPLINTLIKE. ITS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SPLINTLIKE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in KE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PLINKIEST (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SPLINTLIKE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPLINTLIKE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 225 | 287 | 209 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPLINTLIKE, PITLIKE, LINKIEST, KILPS, KIPES, PENKS, SPELK, SPINK, KILP, KIPE, LIKINS, PENK and 50 more, 62 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLINKIEST, PINKIEST, SLITLIKE, SILKIE, KELTS, LEPTINS, SKELL, SPILITE, KELT, LEPTIN, KIS, INTELS and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK.