Unscramble FLINDERING and you have 291 words, FLINDERING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are INFRINGED, FRIENDING and REFINDING, 14 points each. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FLINDERING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 10 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
FENDING, FINDING and FRINGED share the top score of 12 among the 7-letter words from FLINDERING. LENDING, GRINNED and INFIDEL are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FLINDERING, FRIDGE and FRIGID tie for first at 11 points. FRIEND, ENDING and DINING are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words in FLINDERING, FIDGE leads with 10 points, then FEIGN and FELID on 9. FIELD, FILED and INNER are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words made with FLINDERING letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. FIND, LIFE and FILE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FLINDERING, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. END, RED and INN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of FLINDERING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with FL · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FRIENDING, INFRINGED and REFINDING (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: FLINDERING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLINDERING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 228 | 290 | 216 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 62 of them: FLINDERING, ENFIRING, FERNING, NIDERLING, ELFING, GRIDELIN, DERNING, EILDING, FINNER, DEIF, DERING, DIRIGE and 50 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: FENING, RINDING, DEF, DIF, FLIR, GIF, DENI, FE, INNIE, NINER, NEG and GI. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.