Unscramble GRADUALLY to get 156 words. GRADUALLY itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GLADLY and GAYDAR, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
G23R1A1D2U12A1L12L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GRADUALLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 10 with 6, 34 with 5, 55 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 34 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GRADUALLY, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. GUARD, RALLY and GULLY are the ones most people know.
15 of 55 4-letter words from GRADUALLY tie at 8 points; none scores more. DRUG, DUAL and LADY will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of GRADUALLY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with GR · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
GRADUALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GRADUALLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRADUALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 156) | 113 | 156 | 104 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: DURGY, GLAURY, RAGULY, GURLY, LALDY, LAURYL, LURGY, ADRY, GARUDA, GULY, GYAL, RUDY and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: GAYDAR, GURDY, DURAG, GARDA, YAG, RYU, AGLU, LUD and DA.