Unscramble TIDELANDS and you have 312 words, TIDELANDS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 10, among them DANDIEST, ISLANDED and LADDIEST. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
T1I1D2E1L12A1N12D2S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from TIDELANDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
13 of 37 7-letter words in TIDELANDS tie at 9 points; none scores more. DETAILS, INSTEAD and STAINED will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble TIDELANDS, the top score is 8, reached by 26. LISTED, ISLAND and DETAIL are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 5-letter words from TIDELANDS tie at 7 points; none scores more. DEALS, IDEAS and DATES will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TIDELANDS; 5 of them share the top score of 6. DATE, LAND and EDIT are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from TIDELANDS are led by ADD, DAD and DID, 5 points each. ITS, END and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of TIDELANDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with TI · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of TIDELANDS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TIDELANDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIDELANDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 241 | 312 | 221 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
71 of the 312 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAIDLES, SDAINED, TADDIES, TIDDLES, ADDIES, DAIDLE, DAINED, DALEDS, DANTED, LAIDED, SADDIE, SINDED and 59 more. 20 of the 312 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LADDIEST, NIDATED, NIDATES, SATINED, IDENTS, LINTED, NIDATE, DELTS, IDENT, DANS, DELT, DENI and 8 more.
These 3 words take every letter of TIDELANDS plus a single extra one.