Unscramble GINGLYMUS and you have 191 words, GINGLYMUS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GINGLYMUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 21 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
MUSINGLY is the only one of the 8-letter words made with GINGLYMUS letters; it scores 14 points.
MUGGY scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GINGLYMUS at 12 points, ahead of MINGY on 11 and GUNGY on 10. USING, LYING and MINUS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in GINGLYMUS is GYMS, 10 points; LIMY and LYMS on 9 follow. SIGN, GUYS and GUNS are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with GINGLYMUS letters, GYM leads with 9 points, then LYM and NYM on 8. SUN, GUY and GUN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GINGLYMUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GI · ending in US · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MUGGILY and MUSINGLY (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: GINGLYMUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GINGLYMUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 191) | 145 | 189 | 124 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: GINGLYMUS, GUYLING, UGLYING, LIGNUMS, SLINGY, LIGNUM, LUGINGS, LYMS, MINY, GULY, LYM, MINGS and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: SNUGGLY, NIGGLY, GUNGY, SIGLUM, SUMY, GLUMS, LUGING, MUNGS, MUNG, IGGS, SUMI, IGG and 9 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: UGLIS and UGLI.