Unscramble GLADDIES to get 229 words. GLADDIES itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of GLADDIES is on the page: ADELGIDS, each 11 points. ADELGID and GLADDIE are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from GLADDIES by length: 2 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Of the 25 6-letter words from GLADDIES, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. LADIES, SADDLE and IDEALS are the ones most people know.
GADDI and GADID are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GLADDIES, 8 points each. DEALS, IDEAS and LEADS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from GLADDIES, the top score is 6, reached by 24. IDEA, DEAL and DEAD are the familiar ones.
9 of 58 3-letter words in GLADDIES tie at 5 points; none scores more. ADD, DID and AGE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GLADDIES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ADELGIDS (11 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GLADDIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADDIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 179 | 229 | 167 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GLADDIES, GLADDIE, DAIDLES, SILAGED, ADDIES, DAIDLE, DALEDS, LAIDED, SADDIE, SLIDED, DALED, DEIDS and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ADELGIDS, ADELGID, GALED, SIGLA, DESI, AGS, DAS, EDS, GIS, SIG, DA and GI, 12 in all.
This word takes every letter of GLADDIES plus a single extra one.