Unscramble LENGTHINESSES and you have 432 words, LENGTHINESSES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, LENGTHINESS, LIGHTNESSES and THINGNESSES lead with 15 points. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from LENGTHINESSES split into 1 with 13 letters, 6 with 11, 16 with 10, 32 with 9, 58 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 12 letters.
The 11-letter words made with LENGTHINESSES letters are led by LENGTHINESS, LIGHTNESSES and THINGNESSES, 15 points each.
6 of 16 10-letter words in LENGTHINESSES tie at 14 points; none scores more.
Of the 32 9-letter words you get when you unscramble LENGTHINESSES, 16 score 13 points, the group's best. ENLIGHTEN is the one most people know.
58 8-letter words from LENGTHINESSES; 15 of them share the top score of 12. SENTINEL, EIGHTEEN and SHINGLES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with LENGTHINESSES letters, the top score is 11, reached by 13. ENGINES, GENESIS and LENGTHS are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LENGTHINESSES tie at 10 points; none scores more. THINGS, ENGINE and LENGTH will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from LENGTHINESSES, 16 score 9 points, the group's best. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 4-letter words in LENGTHINESSES tie at 8 points; none scores more. THEN, GETS and HITS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with LENGTHINESSES letters, GHI leads with 7 points, then EHS and ETH on 6. SEE, GET and ITS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LENGTHINESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with LE · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
What LENGTHINESSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LENGTHINESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENGTHINESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 432) | 323 | 429 | 294 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
109 of the 432 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GEHLENITES, GENTEELISH, SNEESHINGS, GEHLENITE, SEETHINGS, SNEESHING, ENLIGHTS, NETHELESS, SHEELING, SHINELESS, SNEESHINS, ENLIGHT and 97 more. 28 of the 432 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HINGELESS, SHEETLESS, SHEITELS, SHITLESS, HENGES, LITENESSES, SHEITEL, HENGE, LENSINGS, SESHES, SHITES, SNIGLETS and 16 more. 2 of the 432 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: SHEENIES and SHEENIE. 1 of the 432 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ENGINELESS.