Unscramble CHAFF
CHAFF is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 16 points and 16 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 6 words in total, from 5 letters down to two. No other word uses all 5 letters, which makes it a safe rack to hold. The highest scoring option is CHAFF at 16 points in Scrabble. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. Old birds are not caught with caff.…
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Scores shown are the bare tile values. Premium squares, and the fifty point bonus for using all seven tiles, are not included because they depend on where the word lands. More on that here.