Unscrambling SHORTEST gives 170 words. SHORTEST is the longest, and SHORTEST scores the most at 11 points.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of SHORTEST. SHORTEST has 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 11 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 1
horstes10
6-letter words 24
5-letter words 42
ethos8heros8hests8hoers8horse8horst8hoses8hosts8other8otter5rests5roses5roset5rotes5rotte5setts5shoer8shoes8shore8short8shote8shots8shott8sores5sorts5soths8stets5store5tests5teths8those8throe8tores5torse5torte5torts5toter5totes5tress5trets5troth8trots5
4-letter words 52
eros4ersh7erst4eths7hero7hers7hest7hets7hoer7hoes7hose7host7hots7ores4orts4oses4resh7rest4rets4rhos7roes4rose4rote4rots4sers4sets4sett4sher7shes7shoe7shot7sore4sort4soth7sots4stet4stor4test4teth7tets4thro7toes4tore4tors4tort4tosh7toss4tost4tote4tots4tret4trot4
3-letter words 33
ers3ert3ess3eth6her6hes6het6hoe6hos6hot6oes3ohs6ore3ors3ort3ose3res3ret3rho6roe3rot3ser3set3she6sos3sot3ssh6tet3the6tho6toe3tor3tot3
2-letter words 17
eh5er2es2et2he5ho5oe2oh5or2os2re2rs2sh5so2ss2to2ts2
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.