Unscramble DEARLINGS and you have 353 words, DEARLINGS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: DRAGLINES. Among the shorter answers, 14 reach 10 points, READINGS, DEALINGS and SIGNALED among them. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEARLINGS split into 2 with 9 letters, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
14 of 24 8-letter words made with DEARLINGS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. READINGS, ISLANDER and DEALINGS will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from DEARLINGS, the top score is 9, reached by 45. READING, LEADING and GARDENS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEARLINGS, 52 score 8 points, the group's best. DESIGN, GARDEN and SIGNED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words in DEARLINGS, the top score is 7, reached by 35. GRAND, GRADE and ANGEL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DEARLINGS letters, 27 score 6 points, the group's best. DEAL, AIDS and AGES are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEARLINGS; 6 of them share the top score of 5. END, RED and AGE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DEARLINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DRAGLINES (11 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEARLINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEARLINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 353) | 278 | 353 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEARLINGS, DEARLING, SLAIRGED, AGNISED, AGRISED, AREDING, DARGLES, DEARING, EARDING, ELDINGS, GRISLED, LIDGERS and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DANGLIER, DEALIGNS, DEALIGN, LASERING, GALED, AREG, DANS, DENI, DESI, AGS, DAN, DAS and 5 more, 17 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of DEARLINGS plus a single extra one.