Unscramble HINDERLINGS and you have 375 words, HINDERLINGS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. HINDERINGS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HINDERLINGS split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 12 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with HINDERLINGS letters, HINDERINGS leads with 15 points, then HINDERLINS on 14 and NIDERLINGS on 12.
Of the 39 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HINDERLINGS, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. RESIDING and DESIRING are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from HINDERLINGS; 8 of them share the top score of 12. SENDING, LENDING and SHINING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from HINDERLINGS, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. DESIGN, ENDING and DINING are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in HINDERLINGS; 19 of them share the top score of 9. RIDGE, HIRED and SHINE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with HINDERLINGS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 16. HELD, HIRE and HIDE are the familiar ones.
EDH, GHI and HID are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HINDERLINGS, 7 points each. END, RED and INN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HINDERLINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with HI · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HINDERING and SHIELDING (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: HINDERLINGS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDERLINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 375) | 289 | 375 | 270 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 86 of them: HINDERLINGS, HINDERINGS, HINDERLINS, HIDLINGS, HINDLEGS, SHINGLIER, GHRELINS, HENDING, HERLINGS, HIDLING, HINDLEG, HIRLINGS and 74 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: HERDINGS, REDLININGS, DELISH, LENDINGS, DESHI, DININGS, HINNIE, REISHI, RINDING, SIDHE, SIDH, SHEN and 7 more.