Unscramble WARIBASHIS to get 196 words. WARIBASHIS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is WARIBASHI, 17 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.
Counting the words from WARIBASHIS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 7, 21 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in WARIBASHIS: WARIBASHI, for 17 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble WARIBASHIS, BASHAW leads with 14 points, then RAWISH and SAWAHS on 12. HARASS is the familiar one.
Of the 47 5-letter words from WARIBASHIS, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. BASIS, BRASS and HAIRS are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 4-letter words in WARIBASHIS tie at 10 points; none scores more. WISH, HAIR and BARS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with WARIBASHIS letters, HAW and WHA tie for first at 9 points. WAS, HAS and AIR are everyday picks.
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with BASHAWS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
WARIBASHIS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARIBASHIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 147 | 196 | 131 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: WARIBASHIS, WARIBASHI, SAHIBAS, SAWAHS, SIWASH, WAIRSH, BARISH, SABHAS, SAHIBA, SAWAH, WHISS, BAWRS and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: SHWAS, HARISSA, SHARIAS, SHWA, WAAH, BISH, SHARIA, ARABIS, AHIS, BRISS, RABIS, AHI and 4 more.