249 words come out when you unscramble TOOTHPASTE, starting with TOOTHPASTE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. OSTEOPATH and PHOTOSTAT are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TOOTHPASTE split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 10 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
7 of 26 6-letter words from TOOTHPASTE tie at 11 points; none scores more. PHOTOS, TATTOO and POTATO will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TOOTHPASTE, the top score is 10, reached by 18. PHOTO, PHASE and SHAPE are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 4-letter words from TOOTHPASTE tie at 9 points; none scores more. SHOP, HOPE and HOST will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in TOOTHPASTE, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, TOP and HOT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of TOOTHPASTE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PHOTOSET and POSTHEAT (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. TOOTHPASTE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOOTHPASTE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 205 | 249 | 177 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: HEATSPOT, POSHO, SHOPE, APTOTES, HEPT, HESP, PAHS, POHS, SHOTTE, APTOTE, ASHET, ASTOOP and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: PHATTEST, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT, HOTPOT, POTHOS, PHEOS, THESP, HEPS, PATOOTS, PATTEST, PHEO, PHOS and 16 more.
These 2 words take every letter of TOOTHPASTE plus a single extra one.