Unscramble TWANKAYS and you have 157 words, TWANKAYS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TWANKAYS split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 5 with 6, 31 with 5, 59 with 4, 46 with 3 and 13 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TWANKAYS is WANKY, 15 points; KAWAS and KYATS on 12 follow. WANTS, TANKS and NASTY are everyday picks.
Of the 59 4-letter words from TWANKAYS, 11 score 11 points, the group's best. WANT, AWAY and STAY are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of TWANKAYS, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with TW · ending in YS · all 8-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SWANKY and TWANKY (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: TWANKAYS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWANKAYS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 110 | 157 | 103 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
47 of the 157 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TWANKAYS, TWANKAY, WANKY, WANKSTA, TWANKS, KAWAS, TANKY, TWANK, WAKAS, ASWAY, AWAYS, AWKS and 35 more. 7 of the 157 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: WANKS, WANK, TAKAS, YAS, STAN, ATS and SAN.