Possible Words From lengthening
By length, the words from LENGTHENING split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 14 with 7, 28 with 6, 40 with 5, 57 with 4, 49 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
11 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
1 word · top score 16
9 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
2 words · top score 13 · everyday: NEGLIGENT, ENLIGHTEN
ENLIGHTEN scores highest among the 9-letter words in LENGTHENING at 13 points, ahead of NEGLIGENT on 11.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
4 words · top score 12
The best of the 8-letter words made with LENGTHENING letters is LENGTHEN, 12 points; GENTLING and GLEETING on 10 follow.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
14 words · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: GENTILE, LIGHTEN
Among 14 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LENGTHENING, the top score is 11, reached by 6. GENTILE and LIGHTEN are the familiar ones.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
28 words · top score 11 · everyday: ENGINE, LENGTH, GENTLE
HIGGLE tops the 6-letter words from LENGTHENING at 11 points; next come HELING and HETING on 10. ENGINE, LENGTH and GENTLE will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
40 words · top score 10 · everyday: NIGHT, LIGHT, THING
The best of the 5-letter words from LENGTHENING is GIGHE, 10 points; EHING and EIGHT on 9 follow. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are everyday picks.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
57 words · top score 8 · everyday: THEN, LINE, TEEN
Of the 57 4-letter words in LENGTHENING, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. THEN, LINE and TEEN are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
49 words · top score 7 · everyday: GET, LET, NET
GHI tops the 3-letter words made with LENGTHENING letters at 7 points; next come ETH and HEN on 6. GET, LET and NET will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with lengthening
14 words · top score 5 · everyday: IN, IT, HE
EH, HE and HI share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble LENGTHENING. IN and IT are the ones most people know.
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What the Best LENGTHENING Words Mean
The meaning of LENGTHENING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- LENGTHENING 16 · 21
- the act of lengthening
- LENGTHEN 12 · 15
- to make or become longer
- HEELING 11 · 13
- the act of inclining laterally
- HENTING 11 · 13
- to grasp
- HIGGLE 11 · 13
- to haggle
- LIGHTEN 11 · 13
- to reduce the weight of
- GENTLING 10 · 15
- to tame
- GIGHE 10 · 11
- a gigue
Can You Play LENGTHENING in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
LENGTHENING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENGTHENING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 154 | 209 | 142 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENLIGHT, HENNING, THEEING, GLENTING, HELING, HETING, EHING, GLEEING, HENNIN, LENGING, ETHNE, GINGLE and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GENNING, HENGE, NIGGLE, EELING, HEIL, NIENTE, TENGE, INTEL, TENNE, NEG, TEIN and TE, 12 in all.
Unscramble LENGTHENING and you have 209 words, LENGTHENING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
Add a Letter to LENGTHENING
These 2 words take every letter of LENGTHENING plus a single extra one.