Unscramble KINDERGARTENS and you have 484 words, KINDERGARTENS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. KINDERGARTEN is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 13 letters, 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from KINDERGARTENS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 24 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
KINDERGARTEN is the only one of the 12-letter words made with KINDERGARTENS letters; it scores 18 points.
Among the 11-letter words in KINDERGARTENS, RINGSTRAKED leads with 17 points, then DREIKANTERS on 16 and GRADIENTERS on 13. TRANSGENDER is the familiar one.
DREIKANTER and STARKENING share the top score of 15 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble KINDERGARTENS. GRENADINES and RESTRAINED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 9-letter words from KINDERGARTENS is DARKENING, 15 points; DARKENERS and GENNAKERS on 14 follow. RENDERING, DESIGNATE and GARDENERS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words in KINDERGARTENS, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. DESIGNER, RANKINGS and DRINKERS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 7-letter words made with KINDERGARTENS letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. SEEKING, RANKING and SKATING will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble KINDERGARTENS, the top score is 12, reached by 5. TAKING, ASKING and DRINKS are the familiar ones.
KEDGE and KIDGE share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from KINDERGARTENS. ASKED, NAKED and KINDS are the ones most people know.
33 of 60 4-letter words in KINDERGARTENS tie at 9 points; none scores more. KIDS, KING and KIND will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with KINDERGARTENS letters, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. END, AGE and ASK are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of KINDERGARTENS for another and you can spell this word:
More 13-letter words: starting with K · ending in NS · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with DARKENING (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
KINDERGARTENS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINDERGARTENS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 484) | 336 | 483 | 305 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 146 of them: DREIKANTERS, DREIKANTER, STARKENING, DAKERING, KEDGIEST, REDSTREAK, RETAKINGS, STARKENED, TANKERING, DARKNETS, DESKING, ENRANKED and 134 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: GASKETED, GENNAKERS, RESKINNED, DEKEING, GENNAKER, KEENINGS, KERNINGS, SNARKING, TRANKING, TRANSGENDER, GANKED, NARKIEST and 21 more. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: KED and DI. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: REDSKIN.
With one more tile, the letters of KINDERGARTENS spell the words below.