Unscramble STEARED and you have 220 words, STEARED itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. 7 anagrams of STEARED are on the page, DEAREST, DERATES and ESTRADE included; each is 8 points. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of STEARED in one turn: 58 in Scrabble (8 + 50), 43 in Words With Friends (8 + 35).
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By length, the words from STEARED split into 8 with 7 letters, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 17 with 2.
23 of 32 6-letter words made with STEARED letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. DESERT, TRADES and SEATED will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from STEARED, the top score is 6, reached by 44. RATES, TRADE and RATED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STEARED, 31 score 5 points, the group's best. DATE, READ and RATE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of STEARED for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEAREST, DERATES, REDATES, SEDATER and TASERED (8 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: STEARED is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEARED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 172 | 220 | 160 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESTRADE, REASTED, STEARED, AREDES, DEARES, DREEST, EASTED, STEARD, TEADES, AREDE, ARSED, DEARE and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TASERED, TASED, TRADS, EASER, RESAT, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all.
These 12 words take every letter of STEARED plus a single extra one.