314 words come out when you unscramble STAIRCASES, starting with STAIRCASES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, STAIRCASE, ASCARISES and CARITASES lead with 11 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from STAIRCASES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 10 with 8, 42 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among 42 7-letter words from STAIRCASES, the top score is 9, reached by 21. SISTERS, ASSERTS and CASTERS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STAIRCASES, 50 score 8 points, the group's best. ARISES, TRACES and RACIST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from STAIRCASES scores 7. CASES, ACRES and RACES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in STAIRCASES, the top score is 6, reached by 48. AREA, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 3-letter words made with STAIRCASES letters tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of STAIRCASES, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ASCARISES and CARITASES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STAIRCASES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAIRCASES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 314) | 251 | 314 | 229 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 63 of them: ECSTASIS, ECTASIAS, RASCASSE, ACATERS, CASSIES, ECTASIA, ACATER, ACATES, ARTICS, CARTAS, CASSIE, CITESS and 51 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: ASCARISES, ATRESIC, RECITS, ACAIS, ARTSIES, CERTS, CRIAS, CRITS, ETICS, RECIT, ACAI, ARTSIE and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of STAIRCASES plus a single extra one.