Unscramble tiebreaks

Unscramble TIEBREAKS and you have 298 words, TIEBREAKS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 7 reach 14 points, BAKERIES, BARKIEST and BEAKIEST among them. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From tiebreaks

By length, the words from TIEBREAKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

8 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

The 8-letter words in TIEBREAKS come to 7, each scoring 14 points. BAKERIES is the familiar one.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

6 of 26 7-letter words made with TIEBREAKS letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. REBATES will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TIEBREAKS; 19 of them share the top score of 11. BREAK, BAKER and BIKES are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

Of the 60 4-letter words in TIEBREAKS, 16 score 10 points, the group's best. RISK, BIKE and SEEK are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

The 3-letter words made with TIEBREAKS letters are led by KAB and KEB, 9 points each. ARE, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with tiebreaks

Among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble TIEBREAKS, KA and KI tie for first at 6 points. IS, IT and BE are everyday picks.

Change One Tile in TIEBREAKS

Keep every letter of TIEBREAKS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with TI · ending in KS · all 9-letter words

Definitions for the Top TIEBREAKS Plays

What TIEBREAKS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

TIEBREAKS 15 · 16
a contest to select a winner from among contestants with a tied score
BAKERIES 14 · 15
a place where baked goods are sold
BARKIEST 14 · 15
covered with bark (tough outer covering of a root or stem)
BEAKIEST 14 · 15
resembling a beak
BRAKIEST 14 · 15
abounding in shrubs or ferns
TIEBREAK 14 · 15
a contest to select a winner from among contestants with a tied score
BEAKERS 13 · 14
a large cup
BEAKIER 13 · 14
resembling a beak

Is TIEBREAKS Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

TIEBREAKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
TIEBREAKS itselfYesYesNo
Answers accepted (of 298)224298204

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BESTREAK, BREASKIT, ARKITES, BRAKS, BRIKS, KARITES, KRABS, SAKERET, ARKITE, BRAK, BRIK, KARITE and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TIEBREAKS, TIEBREAK, BERKS, BERK, STAKER, KETAS, KRAIS, SAKTI, BESTIE, KETA, KRAI, REBASE and 8 more, 20 in all.

Add a Letter to TIEBREAKS

With one more tile, the letters of TIEBREAKS spell the words below.

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