Unscramble CONTESTINGLY to get 386 words. CONTESTINGLY itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ENCYSTING and LYSOGENIC lead with 15 points. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CONTESTINGLY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 15 with 9, 40 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in CONTESTINGLY scores 13.
The 9-letter words made with CONTESTINGLY letters are led by ENCYSTING and LYSOGENIC, 15 points each. SINGLETON and ENCLOSING are the familiar ones.
4 of 40 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTESTINGLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. CONTENTS, SETTLING and LETTINGS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from CONTESTINGLY, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. CONTENT, SOCIETY and CLIENTS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 6-letter words made with CONTESTINGLY letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. ENTITY, GENTLY and COSTLY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTESTINGLY, YOGIC leads with 11 points, then CETYL and CLOYE on 10. LOGIC, NYLON and LYING are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from CONTESTINGLY; 11 of them share the top score of 9. ONLY, CITY and TOYS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in CONTESTINGLY are led by CLY, COY and ICY, 8 points each. GET, YES and YET are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of CONTESTINGLY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ENCYSTING and LYSOGENIC (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CONTESTINGLY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTESTINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 386) | 269 | 383 | 240 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
116 of the 386 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTESTINGLY, CONTENTLY, ENSTYLING, ESLOYNING, GLYCOSE, NOCENTLY, SYNTENIC, CLOTTINGS, CLYING, COTYLES, ESCOTTING, STEGNOTIC and 104 more. 29 of the 386 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SYNGENIC, ECLOSING, GLINTY, GYNIES, LINNEYS, SYCON, SYNTONE, TINSELY, GYNIE, GYNOS, INCENTS, LINNEY and 17 more. 2 of the 386 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY. 1 of the 386 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NESTY.