Unscramble YARDSTICKS to get 269 words. YARDSTICKS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from YARDSTICKS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 13 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with YARDSTICKS letters: YARDSTICK, 19 points.
TRICKSY scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble YARDSTICKS at 16 points, ahead of CYSTIDS and KARSTIC on 13. DRASTIC is the one most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from YARDSTICKS, DICKTY leads with 16 points, then STICKY and TRICKY on 15. TRACKS, TRICKS and STICKS are the familiar ones.
DICKY tops the 5-letter words from YARDSTICKS at 15 points; next come CASKY and SICKY on 14. TRACK, STICK and DIRTY will look familiar.
CAKY, ICKY and YACK share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words in YARDSTICKS. CITY, DAYS and KIDS are the ones most people know.
KAY, SKY and YAK are the top 3-letter words made with YARDSTICKS letters, 10 points each. DAY, CAR and SAY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of YARDSTICKS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with Y · ending in KS · all 10-letter words
YARDSTICKS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. YARDSTICKS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| YARDSTICKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 202 | 269 | 188 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
67 of the 269 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DICKTY, SATYRISK, TICKY, CYSTIDS, KYDST, CYSTID, DACKS, DARCYS, DIKASTS, DRACK, KARSY, SAICKS and 55 more. 14 of the 269 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SICKY, KRAYS, KRAY, SKRY, ICKS, SAKTIS, ACK, DRYAS, KRAI, KIS, KI, YAS and 2 more.