Unscramble SWORDSMAN and you have 245 words, SWORDSMAN itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 15 points: SANDWORMS. Of the shorter words, SANDWORM and SWORDMAN lead with 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1W4O1R1D2S1M34A1N12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SWORDSMAN split into 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
MOWRAS, SWARMS and WOMANS share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SWORDSMAN. RANDOM, ROMANS and SWORDS are the ones most people know.
DWAMS tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SWORDSMAN at 11 points; next come MAWNS and MAWRS on 10. WORDS, WOMAN and ROMAN will look familiar.
DWAM scores highest among the 4-letter words from SWORDSMAN at 10 points, ahead of MAWN and MAWR on 9. DOWN, WORD and MASS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in SWORDSMAN, MAW and MOW tie for first at 8 points. WAS, NOW and OWN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SWORDSMAN for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SW · ending in AN · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SANDWORMS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SWORDSMAN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWORDSMAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 245) | 202 | 245 | 190 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DWAMS, MOWRAS, DOWARS, DWAM, MAWNS, MAWRS, MOWAS, MOWRA, ROWNDS, SOWMS, SOWNDS, WASMS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SOMANS, ANDROS, RANDOS, SOMAN, ANDRO, OMA, SOM, DAN, DAS, ODA, ARO and DA, 12 in all.