The S hook is the most valuable letter in the game — these are the compact versions.
RATS ranks highly because it is a common everyday word and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 4 tile points.
Plural of rat.
ARTS ranks highly because it is a common everyday word and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 4 tile points.
Plural of art.
TARS ranks highly because it is a common everyday word and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 4 tile points.
Plural of tar.
PEDS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of ped, a pannier.
GUTS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Courage; intestines.
TUGS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of tug.
GUNS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of gun.
FEES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of fee.
POTS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of pot.
TOPS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of top.
OPTS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Chooses.
DIES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of die.
IDES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
The 15th day of certain months.
DENS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of den.
ENDS ranks highly because it uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of end.
OUTS ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of out.
ODES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of ode.
DOES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Performs an action.
EROS ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Romantic love.
ROES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of roe.
ORES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of ore.
ONES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of one.
EONS ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of eon.
NOES ranks highly because it keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it is an uncommon, specialist word.
Plural of no.
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