168 words come out when you unscramble LADINGS, starting with LADINGS itself: 9 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: LIGANDS. The strongest shorter words are LIGAND, GLANDS and LADING, 8 points each. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. LADINGS as a single 7-tile play makes 59 in Scrabble, 9 plus the 50 bonus, and 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LADINGS by length: 2 with 7 letters, 11 with 6, 33 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among 33 5-letter words from LADINGS, the top score is 7, reached by 8. LANDS, GAINS and NAILS are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LADINGS tie at 6 points; none scores more. SAID, SIGN and LAND will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of LADINGS, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with LA · ending in GS · all 7-letter words
What LADINGS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LADINGS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LADINGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 168) | 137 | 168 | 129 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: GAIDS, DALIS, GAID, GILAS, GLID, IGAD, LAIDS, LINDS, SLAID, DALI, DISA, GANS and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: SIGLA, SIGNA, DANS, AGS, DAN, DAS, GIS, SIG and SAN. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.
Each word below uses all the letters of LADINGS and one more.