Unscramble LESTING and you have 199 words, LESTING itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 8 points: GLISTEN, SINGLET, SNIGLET and TINGLES. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. LESTING as a single 7-tile play makes 58 in Scrabble, 8 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LESTING by length: 5 with 7 letters, 22 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 14 with 2.
15 of 22 6-letter words made with LESTING letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. SINGLE, LISTEN and SILENT will look familiar.
Of the 52 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LESTING, 25 score 6 points, the group's best. LINES, TILES and STEIN are the ones most people know.
32 of 60 4-letter words from LESTING tie at 5 points; none scores more. LIST, LINE and SIGN will look familiar.
Among 46 3-letter words made with LESTING letters, the top score is 4, reached by 16. GET, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of LESTING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with LE · ending in NG · all 7-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GLISTEN, SINGLET, SNIGLET and TINGLES (8 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: LESTING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESTING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 199) | 155 | 199 | 139 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
44 of the 199 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LESTING, ENGILT, GILETS, GLENTS, LIGNES, GEIST, GEITS, GILET, GLEIS, GLENT, GLITS, LENGS and 32 more. 16 of the 199 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SNIGLET, STINGE, GITES, INTELS, GITE, INTEL, LITES, NEGS, TEINS, GIS, NEG, SIG and 4 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of LESTING and one more.