What It Scores
GILLETS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 I1 L1 L1 E1 T1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In GILLETS
118 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (6)
5 letter words (24)
GEISTGEITSGELTSGILETGILLSGILTSGITESGLEISGLITSISLETISTLELEGITLILTSLISLELITESSTEILSTELLSTILESTILLTEILSTELLSTIGESTILESTILLS
4 letter words (46)
EGISELLSELTSGEITGELSGELTGESTGETSGIESGILLGILTGISTGITEGITSGLEIGLITILLSISLELEGSLEISLESTLETSLIESLIGSLILTLISTLITELITSSEILSELLSILESILLSILTSITESLITSTIETEGSTEILTELLTELSTIESTIGETIGSTILETILLTILS
3 letter words (31)
2 letter words (11)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.