A confirmed S opener with an A in the middle narrows the field quickly.
SHAPE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
The external form.
SPACE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A continuous expanse.
SNAKE ranks highly because it converts the difficult K into points, covers 5 squares of board space and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A long legless reptile.
SHADE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Comparative darkness.
SCALE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 7 tile points.
A range of levels.
SHARE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A portion; to divide.
STALE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it banks only 5 tile points.
No longer fresh.
SLATE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it banks only 5 tile points.
A fine-grained grey rock.
SPARE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 7 tile points.
Extra; in reserve.
STARE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it banks only 5 tile points.
To look fixedly.
STAGE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Trade-off: it banks only 6 tile points.
A raised platform.
STATE ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it banks only 5 tile points.
A condition; a nation.
Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.
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