283 words come out when you unscramble WHITECAPS, starting with WHITECAPS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, WHIPCATS and WHITECAP lead with 18 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
W4H43I1T1E1C34A1P34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from WHITECAPS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 20 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
WHIPCAT tops the 7-letter words in WHITECAPS at 17 points; next come PEISHWA and WATCHES on 15. PATCHES, WITCHES and HEPATIC will look familiar.
Among 50 6-letter words from WHITECAPS, the top score is 14, reached by 7. SWITCH, CHEATS and ETHICS are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WHITECAPS tie at 13 points; none scores more. WHITE, CHEAP and WATCH will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble WHITECAPS, the top score is 12, reached by 6. EACH, CHAT and CASH are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words from WHITECAPS, HAW, HEW and WHA tie for first at 9 points. WAS, HAS and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of WHITECAPS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with WH · ending in PS · all 9-letter words
What WHITECAPS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WHITECAPS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITECAPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 242 | 283 | 224 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WHIPCATS, WHIPCAT, PEISHWA, PATHICS, PESHWA, PATHIC, PHAEIC, SPETCH, APESHIT, SAWPIT, SCAITH, TAISCH and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHIPSET, HAPTICS, THWAPS, CAPISH, THWAP, PACIEST, CATHS, CHAIS, SHWA, SITCH, CATH, CHAI and 6 more, 18 in all.