HAMSTRINGS

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What HAMSTRINGS Means

HAMSTRINGS is a form of HAMSTRING, which means:

verb: make ineffective or powerless“The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules”
verb: cripple by cutting the hamstring
noun: one of the tendons at the back of the knee

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HAMSTRINGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 A1 M3 S1 T1 R1 I1 N1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In HAMSTRINGS

685 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.

9 letter words (2)

HAMSTRING SIGHTSMAN

8 letter words (13)

GASTRINS HASTINGS MASHINGS MIGRANTS SHARINGS SHARTING SMARTING SMARTISH SMASHING STARINGS STASHING THRIMSAS TRASHING

7 letter words (43)

6 letter words (109)

5 letter words (202)

AGISM AGIST AGRIN AHING AHINT AIGHT AIRNS AIRTH AIRTS AMINS AMIRS AMISS AMRIT ANGST ANIGH ANTIS ARISH ARSIS ARTIS ASTIR GAINS GAIRS GAITS GAMIN GANTS GARIS GARNI GARTH GASTS GATHS GHAST GHATS GIANT GIRNS GIRSH GIRTH GIRTS GISMS GISTS GNARS GNASH GNATS GRAIN GRAMS GRANS GRANT GRASS GRINS GRIST GRITH GRITS HAINS HAINT HAIRS HANGI HANGS HANTS HARIM HARMS HARNS HARTS HIANT HINGS HINTS HISTS IHRAM INARM INTRA MAINS MAIRS MAIST MANGS MANIS MARGS MARSH MARTS MASTS MATHS MATIN MIGHT MIHAS MINAR MINAS MINGS MINTS MIRTH MISSA MISTS NARIS NASHI NATIS NGATI NIGHS NIGHT RAGIS RAINS RAITS RAMIN RAMIS RANGI RANIS RANTS RATHS RIANT RIGHT RINGS SAIMS SAINS SAINT SAIRS SAIST SAITH SANGH SANGS SANTS SARIN SARIS SASIN SATIN SATIS SHAGS SHAMS SHANS SHARN SHART SHIMS SHINS SHIRS SHIRT SHIST SHRIS SIGHS SIGHT SIGMA SIGNA SIGNS SIMAR SIMAS SINGS SINHS SITAR SMART SMASH SMIRS SMITH SMITS SNAGS SNARS SNASH SNATH SNIGS SNIRT SNITS STAGS STAIG STAIN STAIR STANG STARN STARS STASH STIMS STING STIRS STRAG STRIA STRIG STRIM TAHRS TAIGS TAINS TAISH TAMIN TAMIS TANGI TANGS TANHS TARNS TARSI THAGI THAIM THANG THANS THARM THARS THIGS THING THINS TIANS TIARS TINAS TINGS TRAGI TRAIN TRAMS TRANS TRASH TRASS TRIGS TRIMS TRINS TSARS

4 letter words (199)

3 letter words (94)

AGS AHI AHS AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT AMI ANI ANS ANT ARM ARS ART ASH ATS GAM GAN GAR GAS GAT GHI GIN GIS GIT HAG HAM HAN HAS HAT HIM HIN HIS HIT ING INS ISH ISM ITA ITS MAG MAN MAR MAS MAT MIG MIR MIS MNA NAG NAH NAM NAS NAT NIM NIS NIT NTH RAG RAH RAI RAM RAN RAS RAT RIA RIG RIM RIN RIT SAG SAI SAM SAN SAR SAT SHA SIM SIN SIR SIS SIT SMA SRI TAG TAI TAM TAN TAR TAS TIG TIN TIS

2 letter words (23)

AG AH AI AM AN AR AS AT GI HA HI HM IN IS IT MA MI NA SH SI ST TA TI

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