203 words come out when you unscramble THIMBLEFUL, starting with THIMBLEFUL itself: 20 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. BLITHEFUL is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from THIMBLEFUL split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 7, 20 with 6, 36 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with THIMBLEFUL letters: BLITHEFUL, for 17 points.
Of the 20 6-letter words you get when you unscramble THIMBLEFUL, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. BULLET, HUMBLE and TUMBLE are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from THIMBLEFUL, THUMB leads with 12 points, then FILTH and THELF on 11. BUILT, FLUTE and THIEF are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words from THIMBLEFUL, FEHM and HUMF tie for first at 12 points. FULL, LIFE and ITEM are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in THIMBLEFUL, FEH leads with 9 points, then EMF and FEM on 8. BUT, LET and BIT are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BLITHEFUL (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
THIMBLEFUL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| THIMBLEFUL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 203) | 173 | 199 | 165 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BEFLUM, FEHM, HUMF, FLEMIT, HUMITE, HUMLIE, THELF, THIBLE, MEITH, METIF, BHEL, FLIM and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BLITHEFUL, MILF, MEH, MULIE, FE, TUILE, TUM, UTE and TE, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI, MULTI and FI, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMF.
With one more tile, the letters of THIMBLEFUL spell the words below.