Unscramble GAINEST and you have 236 words, GAINEST itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. 10 anagrams of GAINEST are on the page, EASTING, EATINGS and GENISTA included; each is 8 points. Among the shorter answers, 20 reach 7 points, AGENTS, EATING and GIANTS among them. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of GAINEST in one turn: 58 in Scrabble (8 + 50), 45 in Words With Friends (10 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from GAINEST by length: 11 with 7 letters, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Of the 24 6-letter words made with GAINEST letters, 20 score 7 points, the group's best. AGENTS, EATING and GIANTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from GAINEST; 32 of them share the top score of 6. AGENT, STAGE and SAINT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GAINEST, 48 score 5 points, the group's best. SIGN, EAST and ANTI are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GAINEST; 22 of them share the top score of 4. GET, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of GAINEST, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with GA · ending in ST · all 7-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EASTING, EATINGS, GENISTA, INGATES, INGESTA, SEATING, TAGINES and TEASING (8 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GAINEST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAINEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 186 | 236 | 163 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: GAINEST, TANGIES, TSIGANE, AGNISE, NGATIS, TAEING, TANGIE, TANGIS, TEAING, GANTS, GEATS, GEIST and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: GENISTA, TAGINES, STINGE, TAGINE, TASING, GEANS, GITES, SEITAN, SIGNA, GEAN, GITE, NEGS and 11 more.
These 12 words take every letter of GAINEST plus a single extra one.