Unscramble HESITATINGLY and you have 425 words, HESITATINGLY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ETHYLATING leads with 17 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HESITATINGLY split into 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 23 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 11 letters.
ETHYLATING scores highest among the 10-letter words in HESITATINGLY at 17 points, ahead of HESITANTLY on 16 and ATHETISING on 14.
The 9-letter words made with HESITATINGLY letters are led by HYGIENIST and STITHYING, 16 points each.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HESITATINGLY, HYGIEIST and NYLGHAIS tie for first at 15 points. STEALING, SETTLING and SALINITY are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from HESITATINGLY, the top score is 14, reached by 11. HEATING, HEALING and INSIGHT are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 6-letter words from HESITATINGLY tie at 13 points; none scores more. LENGTH, LIGHTS and GENTLY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words in HESITATINGLY, HYING and HYLEG tie for first at 12 points. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are everyday picks.
14 of 60 4-letter words made with HESITATINGLY letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. EASY, HEAT and YEAH will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HESITATINGLY, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. HAS, ANY and GAY are the ones most people know.
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What HESITATINGLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HESITATINGLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESITATINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 425) | 316 | 425 | 286 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 109 of them: HYALINISE, ATHETISING, NAYTHLES, SHITTILY, STEALTHING, ATHEISING, GASHLY, GENTILISH, HAYIEST, HEYING, HYEING, HYLEGS and 97 more. Words With Friends* skips 30 of them: LINHAYS, SIGHTLINE, THINGY, ANTISTYLE, HEALINGS, HEATINGS, LINHAY, SHINTY, THINGIES, GASEITY, YEAHS, ANGSTY and 18 more.