Unscramble SWEEPBACK and you have 191 words, SWEEPBACK itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. WEBSPACE is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1W4E1E1P34B34A1C34K5
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SWEEPBACK by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 14 with 2.
WEBSPACE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SWEEPBACK letters; it scores 17 points.
Among 45 5-letter words from SWEEPBACK, the top score is 14, reached by 6. SPACE, WEEKS and PEACE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with SWEEPBACK letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. BACK, WEEK and KEEP will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SWEEPBACK are led by AWK, EWK and KAW, 10 points each. WAS, SEE and WEB are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SWEEPBACK but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SW · ending in CK · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BESPAKE, BESPEAK and WACKES (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SWEEPBACK, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEEPBACK itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 191) | 157 | 191 | 147 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WEBSPACE, BECKES, CAWKS, PAWKS, PECKES, SWACK, BECKE, CAWK, PAWK, PECKE, AWKS, EWKS and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BAWKS, BAWK, PAKS, ACK, PAK, EEK, EEW, BAE, BES and EW, 10 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SWEEPBACK and one more.