Unscramble STACHYSES to get 237 words. STACHYSES itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SCYTHES and STACHYS, 15 points each. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from STACHYSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
CHESTY, SCYTHE and YACHTS are the top 6-letter words in STACHYSES, 14 points each. ASSETS, CHEATS and ESSAYS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from STACHYSES, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. CASES, TEACH and ASSET are the ones most people know.
ACHY, CHAY and YECH are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STACHYSES, 12 points each. EACH, EASY and SAYS will look familiar.
59 3-letter words from STACHYSES; 7 of them share the top score of 9. HAS, SET and YES are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of STACHYSES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SCYTHES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STACHYSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACHYSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 185 | 237 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
52 of the 237 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STACHYSES, STACHYS, CYTASES, SYTHES, CYTASE, SCATHS, SYTHE, CYTES, HEYS, HYES, SCATH, SCYES and 40 more. 15 of the 237 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YEAHS, CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, EYASS, SESH, AHS, YAS, TEC, ATS and 3 more.