Play SEARCHLIGHT Strategically

1015 valid words • Unscramble SEARCHLIGHT for Scrabble & Words With Friends

Strategy Tips for SEARCHLIGHT

Best Short Plays
HIGH (11pt)HAHS (10pt)HASH (10pt)HATH (10pt)HEHS (10pt)HETH (10pt)SHAH (10pt)ACHE (9pt)
High-Value Long Plays
SEARCHLIGHT (20pt)LETHARGIC (15pt)GHASTLIER (13pt)LITHARGES (13pt)THIRLAGES (13pt)HATCHELS (16pt)HATCHERS (16pt)HITCHERS (16pt)
Scores
Scrabble: 20 pts
WWF: 21 pts
Valid: Yes

Complete Word List — 1015 Words

11-letter 1 words Best: SEARCHLIGHT (20pt)

SEARCHLIGHT20pt

9-letter 4 words Best: LETHARGIC (15pt)

LETHARGIC15ptGHASTLIER13ptLITHARGES13ptTHIRLAGES13pt

8-letter 25 words Best: HATCHELS (16pt)

HATCHELS16ptHATCHERS16ptHITCHERS16ptGLITCHES14ptTEIGLACH14ptCHARIEST13ptCHARLIES13ptETHICALS13ptTHERIACS13ptTRACHLES13ptLIGHTERS12ptLITHARGE12ptRELIGHTS12ptSLIGHTER12ptTHIRLAGE12ptAGRESTIC11ptCIGARETS11ptERGASTIC11ptGESTICAL11ptGLACIERS11ptGRACILES11ptARTICLES10ptRECITALS10ptSTERICAL10ptGLARIEST9pt

7-letter 100 words Best: CHALEHS (15pt)

CHALEHS15ptCHERISH15ptCHETAHS15ptHATCHEL15ptHATCHER15ptHATCHES15ptHITCHER15ptHITCHES15ptRHACHIS15ptEIGHTHS14ptHEIGHTS14ptHIGHEST14ptCHARGES13ptHEALTHS13ptHEARTHS13ptSCRAIGH13ptACHIEST12ptAITCHES12ptARCHILS12ptCAHIERS12ptCARLISH12ptCASHIER12ptCHALETS12ptCHARLIE12ptCHASTER12ptCITHERS12ptCLASHER12ptETHICAL12ptLARCHES12ptLATCHES12ptRACHETS12ptRATCHES12ptRICHEST12ptSATCHEL12ptTHERIAC12ptTRACHLE12ptALIGHTS11ptALRIGHT11ptGATHERS11ptHEGARIS11ptHEGIRAS11ptLARGISH11ptLIGHTER11ptRELIGHT11ptRESIGHT11ptSIGHTER11ptSLEIGHT11ptCAGIEST10ptCIGARET10ptGARLICS10ptGASTRIC10ptGLACIER10ptGRACILE10ptHAILERS10ptHALITES10ptHALTERS10ptHARSLET10ptHASTIER10ptHELIAST10ptLATHERS10ptLATHIER10ptSHALIER10ptSLATHER10ptSLITHER10ptTHALERS10ptTRAGICS10ptARTICLE9ptCARTELS9ptCITRALS9ptCLARETS9ptCLARIES9ptCRESTAL9ptCRISTAE9ptECLAIRS9ptELASTIC9ptLACIEST9ptLATICES9ptRACIEST9ptRECITAL9ptRELICTS9ptSCALIER9ptSCARLET9ptSTEARIC9ptAIGLETS8ptAIGRETS8ptGAITERS8ptGLAIRES8ptGLISTER8ptGRISTLE8ptLARGEST8ptLIGATES8ptSEAGIRT8ptSTAGIER8ptTRIAGES8ptREALIST7ptRETAILS7ptSALTIER7ptSALTIRE7ptSLATIER7ptTAILERS7pt

6-letter 217 words Best: CHALEH (14pt)

CHALEH14ptCHETAH14ptCHETHS14ptEIGHTH13ptHEIGHT13ptHIGHER13ptHIGHTS13ptTHIGHS13ptCHARGE12ptGLITCH12ptHEALTH12ptHEARTH12ptHEATHS12ptHITHER12ptREHASH12ptSHEATH12ptTHRASH12ptTHRESH12ptACHIER11ptARCHES11ptARCHIL11ptCAHIER11ptCHAIRS11ptCHAISE11ptCHALET11ptCHARES11ptCHARTS11ptCHASER11ptCHASTE11ptCHEATS11ptCHELAS11ptCHERTS11ptCHIELS11ptCHILES11ptCHIRAL11ptCHISEL11ptCHITAL11ptCITHER11ptESCHAR11ptETHICS11ptHELIAC11ptITCHES11ptLACHES11ptLAICHS11ptLICHES11ptLICHTS11ptRACHET11ptRACHIS11ptRICHES11ptSACHET11ptSCATHE11ptSEARCH11ptSLATCH11ptSTARCH11ptTACHES11ptTHECAL11ptTHRICE11ptALIGHT10ptARIGHT10ptEIGHTS10ptGARISH10ptGARTHS10ptGASHER10ptGATHER10ptGEISHA10ptGERAHS10ptGIRTHS10ptGRITHS10ptHEGARI10ptHEGIRA10ptLAIGHS10ptLIGHTS10ptRIGHTS10ptSIGHER10ptSLEIGH10ptSLIGHT10ptAIRTHS9ptASHIER9ptASHLER9ptCAGERS9ptCAGIER9ptCIGARS9ptEARTHS9ptGARLIC9ptGESTIC9ptGLACES9ptGLACIS9ptGRACES9ptHAILER9ptHALERS9ptHALEST9ptHALITE9ptHALTER9ptHASLET9ptHATERS9ptHEARTS9ptHIRSEL9ptHIRSLE9ptLASHER9ptLATHER9ptLATHES9ptLATHIS9ptLATISH9ptLITHER9ptRELISH9ptSAITHE9ptSHEILA9ptSHELTA9ptTAHSIL9ptTHALER9ptTHEIRS9ptTHIRLS9ptTRAGIC9ptATELIC8ptCARETS8ptCARIES8ptCARLES8ptCARTEL8ptCARTES8ptCASTER8ptCASTLE8ptCATERS8ptCERIAS8ptCITERS8ptCITRAL8ptCLARET8ptCLEARS8ptCLEATS8ptCRATES8ptCRISTA8ptECLAIR8ptECLATS8ptERICAS8ptLACERS8ptLACIER8ptRACIST8ptREACTS8ptRECAST8ptRECTAL8ptRELICS8ptRELICT8ptRICTAL8ptSCALER8ptSCLERA8ptSLICER8ptSTELIC8ptSTERIC8ptTICALS8ptTRACES8ptTRIACS8ptTRICES8ptAGEIST7ptAGLETS7ptAIGLET7ptAIGRET7ptARGILS7ptARGLES7ptGAITER7ptGASLIT7ptGASTER7ptGELATI7ptGLAIRE7ptGLAIRS7ptGLARES7ptGRAILS7ptGRATES7ptGRATIS7ptGREATS7ptGRILSE7ptLAGERS7ptLARGES7ptLEGIST7ptLEGITS7ptLIGASE7ptLIGATE7ptLIGERS7ptREGILT7ptRETAGS7ptSAGIER7ptSILAGE7ptSTAGER7ptTARGES7ptTERGAL7ptTIGERS7ptTRIAGE7ptAIREST6ptALERTS6ptALTERS6ptARIELS6ptARTELS6ptESTRAL6ptLASTER6ptLISTER6ptLITERS6ptLITRES6ptRATELS6ptRELIST6ptRESAIL6ptRETAIL6ptRETIAL6ptSAILER6ptSALTER6ptSALTIE6ptSATIRE6ptSERAIL6ptSERIAL6ptSLATER6ptSTALER6ptSTELAI6ptSTELAR6ptSTRIAE6ptTAILER6ptTALERS6ptTERAIS6ptTILERS6ptTRAILS6ptTRIALS6pt

5-letter 281 words Best: CHETH (13pt)

CHETH13ptHATCH13ptHITCH13ptHEIGH12ptHIGHS12ptHIGHT12ptTHIGH12ptHARSH11ptHEATH11ptHETHS11ptACHES10ptAITCH10ptCHAIR10ptCHARE10ptCHARS10ptCHART10ptCHASE10ptCHATS10ptCHEAT10ptCHELA10ptCHERT10ptCHEST10ptCHIAS10ptCHIEL10ptCHILE10ptCHITS10ptCLASH10ptCRASH10ptETHIC10ptLAICH10ptLARCH10ptLATCH10ptLEACH10ptLETCH10ptLICHT10ptRATCH10ptREACH10ptRETCH10ptSTICH10ptTACHE10ptTACHS10ptTEACH10ptTHECA10ptEIGHT9ptGARTH9ptGERAH9ptGHAST9ptGHATS9ptGIRSH9ptGIRTH9ptGRITH9ptLAIGH9ptLIGHT9ptRIGHT9ptSIGHT9ptAIRTH8ptCAGER8ptCAGES8ptCIGAR8ptCLAGS8ptCRAGS8ptEARTH8ptGLACE8ptGRACE8ptHAETS8ptHAILS8ptHAIRS8ptHALER8ptHALES8ptHALTS8ptHARES8ptHARLS8ptHARTS8ptHASTE8ptHATER8ptHATES8ptHEALS8ptHEARS8ptHEART8ptHEATS8ptHEILS8ptHEIRS8ptHEIST8ptHERLS8ptHILAR8ptHILTS8ptHIRES8ptITHER8ptLAITH8ptLATHE8ptLATHI8ptLATHS8ptLEASH8ptLEHRS8ptLITHE8ptRATHE8ptRHEAS8ptSAITH8ptSCRAG8ptSELAH8ptSHALE8ptSHALT8ptSHARE8ptSHEAL8ptSHEAR8ptSHIEL8ptSHIER8ptSHIRE8ptSHIRT8ptTAHRS8ptTHEIR8ptTHIRL8ptTRASH8ptACRES7ptALECS7ptAREIC7ptCARES7ptCARET7ptCARLE7ptCARLS7ptCARSE7ptCARTE7ptCARTS7ptCASTE7ptCATER7ptCATES7ptCEILS7ptCELTS7ptCERIA7ptCESTA7ptCESTI7ptCIRES7ptCITER7ptCITES7ptCLAST7ptCLEAR7ptCLEAT7ptCRATE7ptCREST7ptCRIES7ptECLAT7ptERICA7ptESCAR7ptILEAC7ptLACER7ptLACES7ptLAICS7ptRACES7ptREACT7ptRECTA7ptRECTI7ptRELIC7ptRICES7ptSAICE7ptSALIC7ptSCALE7ptSCARE7ptSCART7ptSERAC7ptSLICE7ptTACES7ptTALCS7ptTELIC7ptTICAL7ptTRACE7ptTRIAC7ptTRICE7ptAEGIS6ptAGERS6ptAGILE6ptAGIST6ptAGLET6ptARGIL6ptARGLE6ptGAITS6ptGALES6ptGATES6ptGEARS6ptGELTS6ptGETAS6ptGILTS6ptGIRLS6ptGIRTS6ptGLAIR6ptGLARE6ptGLIAS6ptGRAIL6ptGRATE6ptGREAT6ptGRIST6ptGRITS6ptLAGER6ptLARGE6ptLEGIT6ptLIGER6ptRAGES6ptRAGIS6ptREGAL6ptRETAG6ptSAGER6ptSARGE6ptSTAGE6ptSTAIG6ptTARGE6ptTERGA6ptTIGER6ptTRAGI6ptTRIGS6ptAIRTS5ptAISLE5ptALERT5ptALIST5ptALTER5ptARIEL5ptARILS5ptARISE5ptARLES5ptARTEL5ptASTER5ptASTIR5ptEARLS5ptIRATE5ptISLET5ptISTLE5ptLAIRS5ptLARES5ptLARIS5ptLASER5ptLATER5ptLEARS5ptLEAST5ptLIARS5ptLIERS5ptLIRAS5ptLITAS5ptLITER5ptLITRE5ptRAILS5ptRAISE5ptRALES5ptRATEL5ptRATES5ptREALS5ptRELIT5ptRETIA5ptRIALS5ptRIELS5ptRILES5ptRITES5ptSERAI5ptSERAL5ptSETAL5ptSITAR5ptSLATE5ptSLIER5ptSTAIR5ptSTALE5ptSTARE5ptSTEAL5ptSTELA5ptSTILE5ptSTRIA5ptTAELS5ptTAILS5ptTALER5ptTALES5ptTARES5ptTARSI5ptTEALS5ptTEARS5ptTELIA5ptTERAI5ptTESLA5ptTIERS5ptTILER5ptTILES5ptTIRES5ptTIRLS5ptTRAIL5ptTRIAL5ptTRIES5pt

4-letter 252 words Best: HIGH (11pt)

HIGH11ptHAHS10ptHASH10ptHATH10ptHEHS10ptHETH10ptSHAH10ptACHE9ptARCH9ptCASH9ptCHAR9ptCHAT9ptCHIA9ptCHIS9ptCHIT9ptEACH9ptETCH9ptICHS9ptITCH9ptLECH9ptLICH9ptRICH9ptTACH9ptGASH8ptGHAT8ptGHIS8ptHAGS8ptSHAG8ptSIGH8ptCAGE7ptCLAG7ptCRAG7ptEATH7ptELHI7ptETHS7ptHAES7ptHAET7ptHAIL7ptHAIR7ptHALE7ptHALT7ptHARE7ptHARL7ptHART7ptHAST7ptHATE7ptHATS7ptHEAL7ptHEAR7ptHEAT7ptHEIL7ptHEIR7ptHERL7ptHERS7ptHEST7ptHETS7ptHIES7ptHILA7ptHILT7ptHIRE7ptHIST7ptHITS7ptLASH7ptLATH7ptLEHR7ptRASH7ptRATH7ptRESH7ptRHEA7ptSCAG7ptSHAT7ptSHEA7ptSHIT7ptSHRI7ptSITH7ptTAHR7ptTHAE7ptTHIR7ptTHIS7ptACES6ptACRE6ptACTS6ptALEC6ptARCS6ptASCI6ptCARE6ptCARL6ptCARS6ptCART6ptCASE6ptCAST6ptCATE6ptCATS6ptCEIL6ptCELS6ptCELT6ptCIRE6ptCIST6ptCITE6ptCRIS6ptETIC6ptICES6ptLACE6ptLACS6ptLAIC6ptLICE6ptRACE6ptRECS6ptRICE6ptSCAR6ptSCAT6ptSECT6ptSICE6ptTACE6ptTALC6ptTICS6ptAGER5ptAGES5ptEGAL5ptEGIS5ptERGS5ptGAES5ptGAIT5ptGALE5ptGALS5ptGARS5ptGAST5ptGATE5ptGATS5ptGEAR5ptGELS5ptGELT5ptGEST5ptGETA5ptGETS5ptGIES5ptGILT5ptGIRL5ptGIRT5ptGIST5ptGITS5ptGLIA5ptGRAT5ptGRIT5ptLAGS5ptLEGS5ptRAGE5ptRAGI5ptRAGS5ptREGS5ptRIGS5ptSAGE5ptSLAG5ptSTAG5ptTAGS5ptTEGS5ptTRIG5ptAILS4ptAIRS4ptAIRT4ptAITS4ptALES4ptALIT4ptALTS4ptARES4ptARIL4ptARSE4ptARTS4ptATES4ptEARL4ptEARS4ptEAST4ptEATS4ptERAS4ptERST4ptETAS4ptILEA4ptIRES4ptISLE4ptLAIR4ptLARI4ptLARS4ptLASE4ptLAST4ptLATE4ptLATI4ptLATS4ptLEAR4ptLEAS4ptLEIS4ptLEST4ptLETS4ptLIAR4ptLIER4ptLIES4ptLIRA4ptLIRE4ptLIST4ptLITE4ptLITS4ptRAIL4ptRALE4ptRASE4ptRATE4ptRATS4ptREAL4ptREIS4ptREST4ptRETS4ptRIAL4ptRIAS4ptRIEL4ptRILE4ptRISE4ptRITE4ptSAIL4ptSALE4ptSALT4ptSARI4ptSATE4ptSATI4ptSEAL4ptSEAR4ptSEAT4ptSERA4ptSETA4ptSIAL4ptSILT4ptSIRE4ptSITE4ptSLAT4ptSLIT4ptSTAR4ptSTIR4ptTAEL4ptTAIL4ptTALE4ptTALI4ptTARE4ptTARS4ptTEAL4ptTEAR4ptTEAS4ptTELA4ptTELS4ptTIER4ptTIES4ptTILE4ptTILS4ptTIRE4ptTIRL4ptTSAR4pt

3-letter 110 words Best: HAH (9pt)

HAH9ptHEH9ptSHH9ptCHI8ptHIC8ptICH8ptGHI7ptHAG7ptASH6ptETH6ptHAE6ptHAS6ptHAT6ptHER6ptHES6ptHET6ptHIE6ptHIS6ptHIT6ptRAH6ptSHA6ptSHE6ptTHE6ptACE5ptACT5ptARC5ptCAR5ptCAT5ptCEL5ptCIS5ptICE5ptLAC5ptREC5ptSAC5ptSEC5ptSIC5ptTIC5ptAGE4ptERG4ptGAE4ptGAL4ptGAR4ptGAS4ptGAT4ptGEL4ptGET4ptGIE4ptGIT4ptLAG4ptLEG4ptRAG4ptREG4ptRIG4ptSAG4ptSEG4ptTAG4ptTEG4ptAIL3ptAIR3ptAIS3ptAIT3ptALE3ptALS3ptALT3ptARE3ptARS3ptART3ptATE3ptEAR3ptEAT3ptELS3ptERA3ptERS3ptETA3ptIRE3ptITS3ptLAR3ptLAS3ptLAT3ptLEA3ptLEI3ptLET3ptLIE3ptLIS3ptLIT3ptRAS3ptRAT3ptREI3ptRES3ptRET3ptRIA3ptSAE3ptSAL3ptSAT3ptSEA3ptSEI3ptSEL3ptSER3ptSET3ptSIR3ptSIT3ptSRI3ptTAE3ptTAR3ptTAS3ptTEA3ptTEL3ptTIE3ptTIL3ptTIS3pt

2-letter 25 words Best: AH (5pt)

AH5ptEH5ptHA5ptHE5ptHI5ptSH5ptAG3ptAE2ptAI2ptAL2ptAR2ptAS2ptAT2ptEL2ptER2ptES2ptET2ptIS2ptIT2ptLA2ptLI2ptRE2ptSI2ptTA2ptTI2pt

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About the Word SEARCHLIGHT

  • Letters: 11
  • Scrabble score: 20 pts
  • Words With Friends score: 21 pts
  • Valid in Scrabble: Yes
  • Valid in Words With Friends: Yes
  • Words found: 1015

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Game Strategy FAQ

How do I play SEARCHLIGHT in Scrabble?
Play SEARCHLIGHT directly for 20 points, or use its letters to form 1015 other words for better board placement.
What is the difference in score for SEARCHLIGHT between Scrabble and WWF?
SEARCHLIGHT scores 20 pts in Scrabble and 21 pts in Words With Friends.
What is the best short word from SEARCHLIGHT?
HIGH (11 pts) is a strong short play from SEARCHLIGHT.

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