Unscramble GRUNDLES and you have 231 words, GRUNDLES itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 9, among them DUNGERS, GERUNDS and GRUNDLE. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GRUNDLES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 10 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
13 of 60 5-letter words from GRUNDLES tie at 7 points; none scores more. UNDER, DRUGS and RULED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRUNDLES, 10 score 6 points, the group's best. DRUG, ENDS and LEGS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with GRUNDLES letters, DEG, DUG and GED tie for first at 5 points. END, RED and SUN are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of GRUNDLES, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with GR · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GERUNDS, GULDENS and NUDGERS (9 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GRUNDLES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRUNDLES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 168 | 231 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 63 of them: GRUNDLES, DUNGERS, GRUNDLE, DUNGER, GURLED, GURNED, LURDENS, NURDLES, NURSLED, SNUDGE, DEGUS, DRUSEN and 51 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: RUNGED, LUDS, NEGS, NUGS, EDS, LUD, NEG, NUG and LUN.
Each word below uses all the letters of GRUNDLES and one more.