Unscramble ARRESTINGLY to get 417 words. ARRESTINGLY itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. LARYNGITES is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ARRESTINGLY split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 23 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in ARRESTINGLY: LARYNGITES, 14 points.
12 of 23 9-letter words made with ARRESTINGLY letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. STRANGELY, TRIANGLES and INTEGRALS will look familiar.
60 8-letter words from ARRESTINGLY; 21 of them share the top score of 12. RELATING, REGISTRY and EARRINGS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ARRESTINGLY, the top score is 11, reached by 40. REALITY, GREATLY and STAYING are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from ARRESTINGLY, 48 score 10 points, the group's best. TRYING, EASILY and SAYING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words in ARRESTINGLY, the top score is 9, reached by 31. EARLY, ENTRY and LAYER are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 4-letter words made with ARRESTINGLY letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. EASY, STAY and GRAY will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ARRESTINGLY, the top score is 7, reached by 4. ANY, GET and GAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ARRESTINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with AR · ending in LY · all 11-letter words
ARRESTINGLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ARRESTINGLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARRESTINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 417) | 308 | 415 | 282 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARGYRITES, INGRATELY, STRAYLING, ARGYRITE, GRAYLIST, GREYLIST, ALEYING, EASYING, EGALITY, GIANTLY, GIANTRY, GRAYLES and 95 more, 107 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STARINGLY, SYRINGEAL, RINGLETY, GASEITY, STARRILY, ANGSTY, GLINTY, GYNIES, SALTERY, ANGSTIER, GYNIE, LASERING and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: LARYNGITES. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NESTY.