Unscramble LINGERINGS to get 294 words. LINGERINGS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are LINGERING and RESIGNING, 11 points each. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12I1N12G23E1R1I1N12G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LINGERINGS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 18 with 8, 45 with 7, 54 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Among 18 8-letter words made with LINGERINGS letters, the top score is 10, reached by 11. REIGNING is the familiar one.
21 of 45 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGERINGS tie at 9 points; none scores more. SINGING, SIGNING and RINGING will look familiar.
Of the 54 6-letter words from LINGERINGS, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. SINGLE, RISING and SINGER are the ones most people know.
59 5-letter words in LINGERINGS; 5 of them share the top score of 7. GIRLS, LINES and RINGS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with LINGERINGS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 7. LINE, SIGN and GIRL are the familiar ones.
EGG, GIG and IGG share the top score of 5 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGERINGS. INN, SIR and SIN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of LINGERINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in GS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with LINGERING and RESIGNING (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LINGERINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINGERINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 216 | 294 | 202 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
78 of the 294 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINGERINGS, GREINING, RIGLINGS, RINGINGS, GERNING, GILGIES, GINGLES, GRISING, LENGING, LIGGERS, RIGLING, SLINGIER and 66 more. 14 of the 294 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NIGGLIER, LINNIES, RESILIN, IGGS, INNIES, NINERS, IGG, INNIE, NEGS, NINER, GIS, NEG and 2 more.
These 3 words take every letter of LINGERINGS plus a single extra one.