Unscramble GRIPINGLY to get 72 words. GRIPINGLY itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PIGGY, PRYING and PLYING, 12 points each. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
G23R1I1P34I1N12G23L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GRIPINGLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 9 with 6, 11 with 5, 22 with 4, 21 with 3 and 5 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Trade one tile of GRIPINGLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GR · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
GRIPINGLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GRIPINGLY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIPINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 72) | 58 | 72 | 54 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GILPY, PIGLING, RIGLING, NIRLY, PLING, RIGLIN, GING, PIRL, RIGG, NY, PIR, ING and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GRIPINGLY, NIGGLY, IGG and GI, 4 in all.
This word takes every letter of GRIPINGLY plus a single extra one.