Unscramble UNSHADOW and you have 193 words, UNSHADOW itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHADOW leads with 13 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UNSHADOW split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 11 with 6, 36 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with UNSHADOW letters: HOUDANS, for 11 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNSHADOW, DHOWS and SHOWD tie for first at 12 points. SOUND, SHOWN and HANDS are everyday picks.
DHOW scores highest among the 4-letter words from UNSHADOW at 11 points, ahead of HAWS and HOWS on 10. SHOW, DOWN and HAND are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with UNSHADOW letters; 4 of them share the top score of 9. WAS, HAS and WHO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of UNSHADOW but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with UN · ending in OW · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHADOW (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: UNSHADOW 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNSHADOW itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 193) | 152 | 193 | 128 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNSHADOW, SHOWD, HOUDANS, DONAHS, HOUDAN, HUDNAS, WOAH, DONAH, DOWNA, DUNSH, HAUDS, HONDS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HUNDOS, SHWA, DOSHA, HUNDO, ODAHS, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, UNSAW, DOH, DUH, HAOS and 12 more, 24 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of UNSHADOW plus a single extra one.