Unscramble stops

Unscramble STOPS and you have 29 words, STOPS itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. STOPS has 2 anagrams here, POSTS and SPOTS, scoring 7 like STOPS itself. The 5 letters split into 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From stops

Words from STOPS by length: 3 with 5 letters, 11 with 4, 9 with 3 and 6 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with stops

The 5-letter words made with STOPS letters are 3: STOPS itself and 2 anagrams, SPOTS and POSTS. Each scores 7 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with stops

11 4-letter words in STOPS; 9 of them share the top score of 6. POST, STOP and SPOT are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with stops

7 of 9 3-letter words from STOPS tie at 5 points; none scores more. TOP and POT will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with stops

OP and PO share the top score of 4 among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble STOPS. SO is the one most people know.

STOPS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of STOPS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 5-letter words: starting with ST · ending in PS · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top STOPS Plays

The meaning of STOPS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

STOPS 7 · 8
to discontinue the progress or motion of
POSTS 7 · 8
to affix in a public place
SPOTS 7 · 8
to mark with spots (small, roundish discolorations)
OPTS 6 · 7
to choose
POST 6 · 7
to affix in a public place
POTS 6 · 7
to put in a round, fairly deep container
PSST 6 · 7
used to attract someone's attention
SOPS 6 · 7
to dip or soak in a liquid

Can You Play STOPS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

STOPS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
STOPS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 29)272924

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

3 of the 29 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POS, PST and PO. 2 of the 29 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POSS and ST.

Longer Words Built on STOPS

With one more tile, the letters of STOPS spell the words below.

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