Unscramble GIDDINESSES and you have 269 words, GIDDINESSES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GIDDINESS leads with 12 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GIDDINESSES split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 11 with 8, 24 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Of the 24 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GIDDINESSES, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. DESIGNS, GENESIS and SEEDING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from GIDDINESSES, DINGED and SEDGED tie for first at 9 points. DESIGN, INSIDE and SIGNED are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words in GIDDINESSES, EDGED leads with 8 points, then DEEDS and DEIDS on 7. NEEDS, SENSE and ENDED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with GIDDINESSES letters, 11 score 6 points, the group's best. NEED, SEND and SIGN are the ones most people know.
5 of 41 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GIDDINESSES tie at 5 points; none scores more. SEE, DID and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GIDDINESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with GI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The meaning of GIDDINESSES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GIDDINESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIDDINESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 199 | 269 | 180 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISEDGES, SDEIGNED, DINGESES, DINGIED, DISEDGE, SDEIGNES, SEEDINGS, DESINED, SDEIGNE, SDEIGNS, SDEINED, SEDGED and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIGENESIS, DIEGESIS, NEDDIES, SENSEIS, DESIS, SENSEI, DENI, DESI, ESNES, NEGS, SENES, SIGS and 7 more, 19 in all.