249 words come out when you unscramble GAUNTNESS, starting with GAUNTNESS itself: 10 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GAUNTNESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
TUNNAGES is the only one of the 8-letter words in GAUNTNESS; it scores 9 points.
Of the 39 6-letter words from GAUNTNESS, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. AGENTS, GUESTS and STAGES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GAUNTNESS; 39 of them share the top score of 6. AGENT, GUEST and STAGE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GAUNTNESS, the top score is 5, reached by 49. EAST, GETS and TAGS are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 3-letter words from GAUNTNESS tie at 4 points; none scores more. GET, SET and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GAUNTNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GA · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of GAUNTNESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GAUNTNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAUNTNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 189 | 249 | 173 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 60 of them: TANGUNS, GAUNTS, GUTSES, NASUTES, SUGANS, TANGUN, UNGETS, UNNESTS, ASTUNS, GANTS, GEATS, GENAS and 48 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: UNSNAGS, UNSNAG, GEANS, TEGUS, GEAN, NEGS, NUGS, TEGU, AGS, NEG, NUG, ATS and 4 more.