Unscramble THEFTLESS to get 169 words. THEFTLESS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. FLESHES is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
T1H43E1F4T1L12E1S1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from THEFTLESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 20 with 6, 45 with 5, 57 with 4, 28 with 3 and 11 with 2.
SHTETELS is the only one of the 8-letter words made with THEFTLESS letters; it scores 11 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble THEFTLESS, SHELFS and THEFTS tie for first at 12 points. SHEETS, SETTLE and THESES are everyday picks.
6 of 45 5-letter words from THEFTLESS tie at 11 points; none scores more. STEEL, SHEET and TESTS will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble THEFTLESS are led by FEHS and HEFT, 10 points each. LEFT, TEST and LESS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of THEFTLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with TH · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FLESHES (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts THEFTLESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEFTLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 169) | 129 | 169 | 119 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
40 of the 169 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THEFTLESS, SHELFS, HEFTE, THELF, EFTEST, SHEELS, THETES, FETTS, HELES, HETES, LEFTE, SHEEL and 28 more. 10 of the 169 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FESTS, FEST, SESH, FES, FE, ESSE, ESTS, EST, TES and TE.