WINDLASSES

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What WINDLASSES Means

WINDLASSES is a form of WINDLASS, which means:

noun: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

WINDLASSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 I1 N1 D2 L1 A1 S1 S1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In WINDLASSES

581 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.

8 letter words (7)

SANDLESS SWINDLES WESSANDS WILDNESS WINDASES WINDLASS WINDLESS

7 letter words (26)

AIDLESS AWNLESS DASSIES DEASILS DENIALS DEWANIS ISLANDS LAISSES LASSIES LAWINES SADNESS SALINES SANSEIS SASINES SDAINES SENDALS SILANES SINLESS SNAILED SWINDLE WALISES WESANDS WESSAND WINDLES WINDSES WINLESS

6 letter words (94)

5 letter words (175)

AIDES AILED AISLE ALEWS ALIEN ALINE ANILE ANILS ANISE ASIDE AWDLS AWNED DAINE DALES DALIS DAWEN DAWNS DEALS DEANS DEAWS DEILS DELIS DENIS DEWAN DIALS DIANE DINES DISAS DIWAN DWALE DWILE DWINE EILDS ELAIN ELAND ELANS ELDIN ELIAD ELSIN IDEAL IDEAS IDLES INDEW ISLED ISLES ISNAE LADEN LADES LAIDS LANDE LANDS LANES LASED LASES LASSI LAWED LAWIN LAWNS LEADS LEANS LENDS LENIS LEWIS LIANE LIENS LINDS LINED LINES LWEIS NAILS NALED NEALS NELIS NIDAL NIDES NISSE SADES SADIS SAIDS SAILS SAINE SAINS SALES SALSE SANDS SANED SANES SASIN SASSE SAWED SDEIN SEALS SEANS SEDAN SEILS SENAS SENDS SENSA SENSI SESSA SEWAN SEWIN SIALS SIDAS SIDES SIDLE SIELD SIENS SILDS SILED SILEN SILES SINDS SINED SINES SINEW SISAL SISES SLADE SLAES SLAID SLAIN SLANE SLAWS SLEDS SLEWS SLIDE SNAIL SNAWS SNEAD SNEDS SNIDE SNIES SWADS SWAIL SWAIN SWALE SWANS SWEAL SWIES SWINE SWISS WADES WADIS WAIDE WAILS WAINS WALDS WALED WALES WALIS WANDS WANED WANES WANLE WASES WEALD WEALS WEANS WEIDS WEILS WELDS WENDS WIDEN WIDES WIELD WIELS WILDS WILED WILES WINDS WINED WINES WISED WISES

4 letter words (174)

3 letter words (81)

ADS AID AIL AIN AIS ALE ALS AND ANE ANI ANS AWE AWL AWN DAE DAL DAN DAS DAW DEI DEL DEN DEW DIE DIN DIS EAN EAS EDS ELD ELS END ENS ESS IDE IDS INS LAD LAS LAW LEA LED LEI LES LEW LID LIE LIN LIS NAE NAS NAW NED NEW NID NIE NIL NIS SAD SAE SAI SAL SAN SAW SEA SED SEI SEL SEN SEW SIN SIS WAD WAE WAI WAN WAS WED WEN WIN WIS

2 letter words (24)

AD AE AI AL AN AS AW DA DE DI EA ED EL EN ES ID IN IS LA LI NA NE SI WE

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