Unscramble DIRNDLS to get 42 words. DIRNDLS itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. The 7 letters split into 1 vowel and 6 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of DIRNDLS at once for 59 in Scrabble (9 + 50) or 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
D2I1R1N12D2L12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIRNDLS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 4 with 5, 14 with 4, 16 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Just 1 of the 6-letter words made with DIRNDLS letters: DIRNDL, for 8 points.
Trade one tile of DIRNDLS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LS · all 7-letter words
The meaning of DIRNDLS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIRNDLS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRNDLS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 42) | 33 | 42 | 33 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
9 of the 42 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINDS, LIND, NIDS, NIRLS, SIND, NID, NIRL, DI and NIS.