Unscramble GLISSANDI and you have 233 words, GLISSANDI itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 4 of them, DIALINGS, GLIADINS and SIGANIDS included. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GLISSANDI by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 17 with 7, 29 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Of the 17 7-letter words made with GLISSANDI letters, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. ISLANDS, SIGNALS and SAILING are the ones most people know.
6 of 29 6-letter words from GLISSANDI tie at 8 points; none scores more. ISLAND, SIGNAL and ASSIGN will look familiar.
Of the 56 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GLISSANDI, 8 score 7 points, the group's best. GLASS, SIGNS and LANDS are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 4-letter words in GLISSANDI tie at 6 points; none scores more. SAID, SIGN and LAND will look familiar.
48 3-letter words made with GLISSANDI letters; 4 of them share the top score of 5. GAS, ASS and ADS are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of GLISSANDI, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with GL · ending in DI · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIALINGS, GLIADINS and SIGANIDS (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GLISSANDI, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLISSANDI itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 187 | 233 | 174 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLIDINGS, AISLINGS, LAIDING, AISLING, LASINGS, GAIDS, INDIAS, SIGLAS, SILING, SLAIDS, DALIS, DISAS and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SIGLA, SIGNA, DANS, LASSI, SIGS, AGS, DAN, DAS, GIS, SIG, DA, GI and 1 more, 13 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of GLISSANDI plus a single extra one.