Unscramble WORKFOLKS and you have 105 words, WORKFOLKS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
W4O1R1K5F4O1L12K5S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from WORKFOLKS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 2 with 6, 23 with 5, 42 with 4, 25 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in WORKFOLKS: WORKFOLK, for 22 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with WORKFOLKS letters: FORSLOW, 13 points.
KOOKS tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WORKFOLKS at 13 points; next come FOLKS and FORKS on 12. WORKS, FLOOR and LOOKS will look familiar.
KOOK scores highest among the 4-letter words made with WORKFOLKS letters at 12 points, ahead of FOLK and FORK on 11. WORK, LOOK and FLOW are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of WORKFOLKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with WO · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; WORKFOLK (22 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WORKFOLKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORKFOLKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 105) | 80 | 105 | 72 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FORSLOW, KOWS, KOW, SOWF, WOFS, KOROS, SKOOL, WOF, FLORS, KORO, ROKS, FLOR and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SKOL, FOOS, FOO, OK, OOF, ROOS, LOR and ROO, 8 in all.