There are 125 words hidden in the letters of CHANNELS, from 18 two-letter words up to CHANNELS (8 letters). For points, CHANNELS is best at 13.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of CHANNELS. CHANNELS has 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 13 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 2
cannels9channel12
6-letter words 11
cannel8chelas11cleans8encash11hances11hansel9hennas9laches11lances8naches11nances8
5-letter words 29
aches10acnes7alecs7ashen8canes7chase10chela10clans7clash10clean7elans5hales8hance10hanse8heals8henna8laces7lance7lanes5leach10leans5leash8nance7scale7scena7selah8senna5shale8sheal8
4-letter words 35
aces6ache9acne6alec6ales4anes4cane6cans6case6cash9cels6clan6each9elan4haen7haes7hale7heal7hens7lace6lacs6lane4lase4lash7lean4leas4lech9lens4nans4sale4sane4scan6seal4sech9shea7
3-letter words 29
ace5ale3als3ane3ash6can5cel5cha8els3ens3hae6has6hen6hes6lac5las3lea3nae3nah6nan3sac5sae3sal3sea3sec5sel3sen3sha6she6
2-letter words 18
ae2ah5al2an2as2cs4eh5el2en2es2ha5he5la2ln2ls2na2ne2sh5
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.