Unscramble GRISTLINESS and you have 381 words, GRISTLINESS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GRISLINESS and STRINGLESS lead with 11 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from GRISTLINESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
All 2 of the 10-letter words made with GRISTLINESS letters score 11 points.
40 of 49 8-letter words from GRISTLINESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. LISTINGS, STERLING and SINISTER will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GRISTLINESS, the top score is 8, reached by 52. LISTING, SINGLES and STRINGS are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words made with GRISTLINESS letters; 56 of them share the top score of 7. SINGLE, STRING and RISING are everyday picks.
50 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GRISTLINESS tie at 6 points; none scores more. GIRLS, SIGNS and RINGS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from GRISTLINESS, the top score is 5, reached by 48. SIGN, GIRL and RING are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 3-letter words in GRISTLINESS tie at 4 points; none scores more. GET, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GRISTLINESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with GR · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
What GRISTLINESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GRISTLINESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRISTLINESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 381) | 282 | 380 | 258 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
98 of the 381 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GIRTLINES, LINGSTERS, SLINGIEST, TIRELINGS, GIRNIEST, GIRTLINE, GRISLIES, GRITLESS, LINGSTER, REISTING, RESTINGS, SIGNLESS and 86 more. 24 of the 381 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GIRLIEST, GLINTIER, RINGLESS, SNIGLETS, TRESSING, GLISSES, RESILINS, SNIGLET, STINGES, GLISSE, STINGE, GITES and 12 more. 1 of the 381 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.