Unscramble LANOSITY and you have 239 words, LANOSITY itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 10 points, SAINTLY, NASTILY and STONILY among them. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LANOSITY by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
26 of 60 5-letter words from LANOSITY tie at 8 points; none scores more. LOANS, SAINT and SALON will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LANOSITY, 25 score 7 points, the group's best. ONLY, ALSO and LIST are the ones most people know.
20 of 60 3-letter words made with LANOSITY letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOT, ANY and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LANOSITY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with LA · ending in TY · all 8-letter words
What LANOSITY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. LANOSITY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANOSITY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 197 | 239 | 181 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SNAILY, AYONT, SAYON, SOILY, STYLO, LOYS, NOYS, NYAS, TAYS, YONT, ALISON, LOY and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LAYINS, ONLAYS, LAYIN, ONLAY, TIYNS, TYINS, OATY, TIYN, TYIN, STANOL, YAS, LOTSA and 4 more, 16 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of LANOSITY plus a single extra one.