Unscramble GRINDINGS to get 107 words. GRINDINGS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
G23R1I1N12D2I1N12G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GRINDINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 16 with 7, 11 with 6, 15 with 5, 33 with 4, 21 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Among 33 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRINDINGS, the top score is 6, reached by 10. SIGN, RING and GRID are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GRINDINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GR · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GRINDING (11 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts GRINDINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRINDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 107) | 82 | 107 | 75 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
25 of the 107 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRINDINGS, GIRDINGS, RIDGINGS, RINGINGS, GRISING, NIDINGS, SINDING, SNIDING, RIGIDS, GINGS, RIGGS, SINING and 13 more. 7 of the 107 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DININGS, RINDING, IGGS, IGG, GIS, SIG and GI.