Hidden inside shamash is one standout: shamas, a six-letter play worth 11 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. Short on board space? hahas and shahs match that same 11-point score in Scrabble while spending only five letters each — efficient picks when the long play won't fit. In all, 43 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
shamas, hahas, and shahs tie for the highest Scrabble score from shamash at 11 points. The top 10 of 43 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling shamash produces exactly one six-letter word: shamas. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 11 points in Scrabble.
There are 8 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in shamash. If a familiar word is all you need, start with smash. For points, the strongest plays are hahas and shahs — each worth 11 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in shamash produces 13 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with haha, hams, and mass. For points, the strongest plays are haha, hahs, hash, and shah — each worth 10 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling shamash turns up 13 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with aah, aha and ash. For points, the strongest plays are hah and shh — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
1 eight-letter word can be made using all the letters in shamash plus one additional letter.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are shamas, hahas, and shahs, worth 11 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from shamash earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in shamash produce 43 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 six-letter word, 8 five-letter words, 13 four-letter words, 13 three-letter words and 8 two-letter words.