Unscramble GRAININESSES and you have 391 words, GRAININESSES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ANGRINESSES and RANGINESSES, 12 points each. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GRAININESSES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 3 with 10, 18 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
ANGRINESSES and RANGINESSES are the top 11-letter words made with GRAININESSES letters, 12 points each.
The 10-letter words in GRAININESSES are led by GRAININESS and GREASINESS, 11 points each.
13 of 18 9-letter words you get when you unscramble GRAININESSES tie at 10 points; none scores more.
Of the 48 8-letter words from GRAININESSES, 33 score 9 points, the group's best. EARNINGS, GRANNIES and ASSIGNEE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GRAININESSES scores 8. ENGINES, RAISING and ARISING are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from GRAININESSES score 7 points. ENGINE, RISING and RANGES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in GRAININESSES scores 6. RANGE, GREEN and AGREE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with GRAININESSES letters, 59 score 5 points, the group's best. SIGN, RING and GEAR are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GRAININESSES; 23 of them share the top score of 4. ARE, AIR and AGE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GRAININESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with GR · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
GRAININESSES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GRAININESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAININESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 391) | 274 | 391 | 255 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AEGIRINES, ENSEARING, GESNERIAS, GINNERIES, SIGNARIES, SNEERINGS, AEGIRINE, AGENISES, ASSIEGES, ENGINERS, ENRANGES, GREASIES and 105 more, 117 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RAININESSES, RAININESS, SEININGS, INNAGES, INNAGE, REGIES, GEANS, RANGS, REGIE, AREG, GEAN, NEGS and 7 more, 19 in all.