Unscramble GAWKINESS and you have 259 words, GAWKINESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GAWKINESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 14 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GAWKINESS are led by EWKING, KAWING and WAKING, 14 points each. ASKING, ASSIGN and SEWING are the familiar ones.
GAWKS scores highest among the 5-letter words from GAWKINESS at 13 points, ahead of ASKEW and KNAWE on 12. WINGS, KINGS and SWING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in GAWKINESS is GAWK, 12 points; AWKS and EWKS on 11 follow. KING, SKIN and KNEW are everyday picks.
AWK, EWK and KAW are the top 3-letter words made with GAWKINESS letters, 10 points each. NEW, WAS and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GAWKINESS 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 GAWKINESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. GAWKINESS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAWKINESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 193 | 259 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWANKIES, EWKING, KAWING, SWANKIE, SKAWS, AWKS, EWKS, KAEING, KAWS, SAWINGS, SKAW, AKING and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WAKINGS, KNAWES, KNAWE, WANKS, WANK, GANKS, GANK, GWINE, SIKAS, SWINES, SIKA, KIS and 7 more, 19 in all.