Unscramble GRAYLIST to get 217 words. GRAYLIST itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. GRISTLY and STAGILY are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GRAYLIST by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 16 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
9 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GRAYLIST tie at 9 points; none scores more. GIRLS, RAILS and TRAYS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from GRAYLIST, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. GIRL, STAY and TAGS are the ones most people know.
GAY, TYG and YAG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GRAYLIST, 7 points each. ITS, ART and AIR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GRAYLIST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with GR · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GRISTLY and STAGILY (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GRAYLIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAYLIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 176 | 217 | 165 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRAYLIST, GRISY, GYALS, GYAL, RYALS, TYGS, ARSY, LYRA, RYAL, SLAIRG, STRIGA, TAYS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LAIRY, YAGS, YAG, SIGLA, YAS, AGS, GIS, SIG, ATS, GI and RAI, 11 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of GRAYLIST plus a single extra one.