Unscramble SPOOKERIES to get 280 words. SPOOKERIES itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. SPOOKIER is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPOOKERIES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with SPOOKERIES letters: SPOOKIER, for 14 points.
12 of 60 6-letter words from SPOOKERIES tie at 12 points; none scores more. ROOKIE, SPIRES and SPIKES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPOOKERIES, the top score is 11, reached by 24. POKER, RISKS and KEEPS are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words in SPOOKERIES tie at 10 points; none scores more. KEEP, RISK and SKIP will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with SPOOKERIES letters, KEP, KIP and KOP tie for first at 9 points. SEE, PRO and SKI are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of SPOOKERIES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
SPOOKERIES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SPOOKERIES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOOKERIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 203 | 278 | 183 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROKES, KIPES, KOORIES, POKIE, POOKS, PROKE, SOOKIER, SPEKS, ESKIES, KIORES, KIPE, KOORIS and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SPORKS, SPORK, SKRIES, ESPOIRS, KORIS, ESPOIR, KOIS, KORI, OIKS, POSIER, EEK, KIS and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIKS and SPIK, 2 in all.