Unscramble STRICKLES to get 282 words. STRICKLES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 3 anagrams, each with the same 15 points: SLICKSTER, STICKLERS and TRICKLESS. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from STRICKLES by length: 4 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 13 with 2.
15 of 23 7-letter words you get when you unscramble STRICKLES tie at 13 points; none scores more. STICKER, STRIKES and LISTERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from STRICKLES, 18 score 12 points, the group's best. SISTER, STRIKE and TRICKS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from STRICKLES, the top score is 11, reached by 14. STICK, RISKS and CLERK are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words in STRICKLES tie at 10 points; none scores more. LIKE, RISK and KITS will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with STRICKLES letters is ICK, 9 points; EIK and ELK on 7 follow. ITS, SET and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of STRICKLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
STRICKLES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STRICKLES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRICKLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 282) | 224 | 282 | 206 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TRICKLESS, ICKLEST, RICKLES, SCRIKES, CLEIKS, ERICKS, ICKLER, RICKET, RICKLE, SCRIKE, TRECKS, CLEIK and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SLICKSTER, ICKS, SKRIES, KELTS, KELT, RECITS, CERTS, CLITS, KIS, CERT, CLIT, CRIT and 6 more, 18 in all.
This word takes every letter of STRICKLES plus a single extra one.