What It Scores
LIFES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 F4 E1 S1.
Anagrams of LIFES (3)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In LIFES
35 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.
4 letter words (13)
3 letter words (14)
2 letter words (8)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.