205 words come out when you unscramble INLAYINGS, starting with INLAYINGS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INLAYINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 14 with 7, 31 with 6, 36 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Among 31 6-letter words from INLAYINGS, the top score is 10, reached by 9. SAYING, SIGNAL and LINING are the familiar ones.
9 of 36 5-letter words you get when you unscramble INLAYINGS tie at 9 points; none scores more. GAINS, LYING and NAILS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with INLAYINGS letters, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. SIGN, GAIN and SING are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INLAYINGS are led by GAY and YAG, 7 points each. ANY, SAY and GAS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INLAYINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with IN · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with INLAYING (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts INLAYINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INLAYINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 205) | 166 | 205 | 149 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
39 of the 205 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INLAYINGS, LAYINGS, SLINGY, SYNING, GYALS, GYANS, NAILINGS, NYING, SNAILY, AISLING, GYAL, GYAN and 27 more. 17 of the 205 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INLYING, LAYINS, LAYIN, LIGNANS, LINNY, YAGS, LIGNAN, YAG, SIGLA, SIGNA, YAS, AGS and 5 more.