340 words come out when you unscramble GRUBSTAKING, starting with GRUBSTAKING itself: 19 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. BRAKINGS and STINKBUG are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 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 GRUBSTAKING split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in GRUBSTAKING: SURBATING, for 12 points.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GRUBSTAKING, 8 score 14 points, the group's best. SKATING, ARGUING and STAGING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from GRUBSTAKING, BAKING and KITBAG tie for first at 13 points. TAKING, ASKING and BRINGS are everyday picks.
22 of 60 5-letter words made with GRUBSTAKING letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. BANKS, KINGS and BRINK will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRUBSTAKING, 18 score 10 points, the group's best. BANK, KING and KITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from GRUBSTAKING, KAB leads with 9 points, then GAK on 8 and ARK on 7. BUT, BIG and ASK are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GRUBSTAKING for another and you can spell this word:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with STINKBUG (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GRUBSTAKING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRUBSTAKING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 244 | 340 | 222 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRAKINGS, BAUKING, STARKING, UNBARKS, NIKABS, RAKINGS, SARKING, SURBATING, UNBARK, ARKING, BAGGITS, BAUKS and 84 more, 96 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KITBAGS, BANKITS, KITBAG, BANKIT, BURKAS, BURKA, BURKS, BURK, GANKS, GANK, GATINGS, KRAIS and 10 more, 22 in all.