Unscramble SPLOTCHES to get 257 words. SPLOTCHES itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. POTCHES, SCHLEPS and SPLOTCH are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SPLOTCHES split into 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
5 of 48 6-letter words in SPLOTCHES tie at 13 points; none scores more. HOTELS, HOSTEL and CLOSES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPLOTCHES, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. HOTEL, SHOES and SHOPS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from SPLOTCHES, CHOP and PECH tie for first at 11 points. HELP, SHOP and TECH are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from SPLOTCHES, the top score is 8, reached by 10. TOP, HOT and LET are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of SPLOTCHES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What SPLOTCHES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SPLOTCHES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPLOTCHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 257) | 220 | 257 | 187 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTCHES, CHELPS, POTCHE, SPETCH, CHELP, POTCH, POSHES, COTHS, HESPS, PLESH, SECHS, SHOPE and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LOCHES, THESPS, LOCHE, OCHES, PHEOS, SPECTS, TECHS, THESP, ECHT, HEPS, OCHE, PHEO and 21 more, 33 in all.