Unscramble LIDGERS and you have 177 words, LIDGERS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. LIDGERS has 6 anagrams here, GILDERS, GIRDLES, GLIDERS, GRISLED, REGILDS and RIDGELS, scoring 9 like LIDGERS itself. The best shorter words score 8: 12 of them, GLIDER, RIDGES and GIRDLE included. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of LIDGERS at once for 59 in Scrabble (9 + 50) or 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 LIDGERS by length: 7 with 7 letters, 17 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 12 with 2.
12 of 40 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LIDGERS tie at 7 points; none scores more. GIRLS, SLIDE and RIDGE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from LIDGERS, the top score is 6, reached by 12. SIDE, GIRL and RISE are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of LIDGERS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GILDERS, GIRDLES, GLIDERS, REGILDS and RIDGELS (9 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LIDGERS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIDGERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 144 | 177 | 139 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
33 of the 177 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRISLED, LIDGERS, DERIGS, GRISED, LIDGER, DERIG, DEGS, DIELS, EILDS, GLEIS, GLID, GRISE and 21 more. 5 of the 177 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESI, EDS, GIS, SIG and GI.
These 7 words take every letter of LIDGERS plus a single extra one.