Unscramble ADMIRINGLY and you have 298 words, ADMIRINGLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is MARDYING, 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ADMIRINGLY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 8, 37 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 letters.
4 of 37 7-letter words in ADMIRINGLY tie at 13 points; none scores more. MAILING, DARLING and DIALING will look familiar.
The best of the 6-letter words from ADMIRINGLY is DIGAMY, 13 points; DIAMYL and GAMILY on 12 follow. MAINLY, RIDING and MARGIN are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ADMIRINGLY, MIDGY leads with 12 points, then DIMLY and GRIMY on 11. DAILY, GRAND and DIARY are the familiar ones.
GAMY scores highest among the 4-letter words made with ADMIRINGLY letters at 10 points, ahead of AMYL and ARMY on 9. MANY, MIND and LADY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ADMIRINGLY is GYM, 9 points; LYM and MAY on 8 follow. ANY, DAY and MAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ADMIRINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AD · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
What ADMIRINGLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ADMIRINGLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIRINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 239 | 298 | 220 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MARDYING, MYRINGA, DAYGIRL, DIAMYL, MIDGY, YIRDING, MADLING, MAIDING, MARDY, MRIDANG, NARGILY, RANDILY and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MINGILY, DANGLY, MILDING, MYLAR, MILING, RINDY, ADMIN, DIRAM, LAIRY, LAYIN, MIRID, GLAM and 7 more, 19 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of ADMIRINGLY and one more.