Unscramble WORLDWIDE to get 190 words. WORLDWIDE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, WIDOWED leads with 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from WORLDWIDE split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 7, 20 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words from WORLDWIDE are led by WIDOW and WOWED, 12 points each. WORLD, LOWER and OLDER are the familiar ones.
DOWD tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble WORLDWIDE at 9 points; next come DOWL and DREW on 8. WORD, WIDE and LORD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of WORLDWIDE for another and you can spell these 4 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; WIDOWED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept WORLDWIDE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORLDWIDE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 190) | 147 | 190 | 135 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 190 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WORLDED, DOWLIER, WORLDIE, DOWIER, REWILD, DOWD, DOWLE, DROILED, DWILE, LOWRIE, OWLED, DOWL and 31 more. 12 of the 190 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: WILDED, WORDIE, OWLIER, LOIDED, DROID, OWIE, EW, LOID, OLDE, ROID, LOR and OI.