Unscramble WHISKETS and you have 187 words, WHISKETS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is WHISKET, 17 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
W4H43I1S1K5E1T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from WHISKETS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 21 with 6, 50 with 5, 60 with 4, 37 with 3 and 15 with 2.
WHISKS scores highest among the 6-letter words made with WHISKETS letters at 16 points, ahead of KISHES and KITHES on 13. THESIS, WISHES and WHITES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WHISKETS, WHISK leads with 15 points, then HIKES and KHETS on 12. WHITE, SITES and SKIES are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words from WHISKETS tie at 11 points; none scores more. WEST, WISH and SETS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of WHISKETS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with WH · ending in TS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with WHISKS (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
WHISKETS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHISKETS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 145 | 186 | 135 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WHISKETS, WHISKET, WISKETS, KISHES, WISKET, EWKS, KESH, KISH, WHISS, WISHT, WITHS, EWK and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHITES, SHITE, KIS, SESH, KI, EW, ESTS, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SHIKSE.