363 words come out when you unscramble WINDLESTRAW, starting with WINDLESTRAW itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. WESTWARD is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from WINDLESTRAW split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 26 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 10 letters.
DRAWLIEST is the only one of the 9-letter words made with WINDLESTRAW letters; it scores 13 points.
Among the 8-letter words in WINDLESTRAW, WESTWARD leads with 15 points, then SWINDLER and TAWDRIES on 12. WETLANDS, ISLANDER and STRAINED are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words from WINDLESTRAW is WRAWLED, 14 points; DAWNERS and DAWTIES on 11 follow. WETLAND, WINTERS and STEWARD are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble WINDLESTRAW, WAWLED leads with 13 points, then WRAWLS on 12 and DAWNER on 10. ANSWER, WANTED and WARNED are the familiar ones.
WAWES, WAWLS and WRAWL share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with WINDLESTRAW letters. DRAWN, WINDS and WEIRD are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble WINDLESTRAW, WAWE, WAWL and WAWS tie for first at 10 points. NEWS, WIDE and LAWS are everyday picks.
WAW scores highest among the 3-letter words from WINDLESTRAW at 9 points, ahead of DAW and DEW on 7. NEW, WAS and END are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of WINDLESTRAW, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; WESTWARD (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WINDLESTRAW, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINDLESTRAW itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 283 | 363 | 270 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
80 of the 363 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WRAWLED, WRAWLS, DAWNERS, DEWANIS, LAWNIEST, REWILDS, WANDLES, WAWES, WRASTED, WRAWL, AWNIEST, DAWNER and 68 more. 13 of the 363 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: WRISTED, DWALES, LAWNED, WALIEST, DWALE, DARNEST, SLANTIER, EW, DAN, DAS, EDS, DA and 1 more.
This word takes every letter of WINDLESTRAW plus a single extra one.