Unscramble WHACKIEST to get 274 words. WHACKIEST itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is THWACKS, 19 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from WHACKIEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in WHACKIEST: WACKIEST, 17 points.
The best of the 7-letter words made with WHACKIEST letters is THWACKS, 19 points; HAWKIES and WEAKISH on 17 follow. WATCHES, WITCHES and WICKETS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble WHACKIEST are led by CHAWKS, THWACK and WHACKS, 18 points each. SWITCH, CHEATS and ETHICS are the familiar ones.
CHAWK and WHACK are the top 5-letter words from WHACKIEST, 17 points each. WHITE, WATCH and STICK will look familiar.
HAWK scores highest among the 4-letter words in WHACKIEST at 14 points, ahead of CAWK and CHIK on 13. CHAT, CASH and WISH are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with WHACKIEST letters, the top score is 10, reached by 4. HAS, ASK and KIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of WHACKIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with WH · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
WHACKIEST first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WHACKIEST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHACKIEST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 274) | 218 | 274 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
56 of the 274 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHAWKS, CHAWK, WHISKET, CHEKIST, HAWKIT, CHEKAS, SKITCH, CAWKS, CHEKA, CHIKS, SWACK, CAWK and 44 more. 15 of the 274 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HICKEST, WACKEST, HAICKS, HAICK, ICKS, SHWA, ACK, CATH, CHAI, KIS, AHI, AHS and 3 more.