Unscramble GRISSINI to get 50 words. GRISSINI itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
G23R1I1S1S1I1N12I1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GRISSINI by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 3 with 6, 8 with 5, 18 with 4, 12 with 3 and 4 with 2.
Keep every letter of GRISSINI but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with GR · ending in NI · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; IRISING and RISINGS (8 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GRISSINI 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRISSINI itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 50) | 38 | 50 | 34 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRISSINI, NIGIRIS, SIRINGS, NIGIRI, SNIGS, GRIS, INGS, SIRIS, SNIG, ING, SIRI and NIS, 12 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SIGS, GIS, SIG and GI, 4 in all.