Unscramble LINGUISTERS and you have 411 words, LINGUISTERS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GUILTINESS and LINGUISTER, 11 points each. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12I1N12G23U12I1S1T1E1R1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LINGUISTERS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
The 10-letter words in LINGUISTERS come to 2, each scoring 11 points.
21 of 25 9-letter words made with LINGUISTERS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. RESULTING and RESISTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from LINGUISTERS, 56 score 9 points, the group's best. LISTINGS, STERLING and INTRIGUE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGUISTERS scores 8. LISTING, SINGLES and ISSUING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from LINGUISTERS come to 60, each scoring 7 points. GUESTS, GENIUS and GLUTEN are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in LINGUISTERS scores 6. GIRLS, GUEST and GUESS are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with LINGUISTERS letters score 5 points. GIRL, RING and GETS are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGUISTERS; 33 of them share the top score of 4. GET, ITS and LET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of LINGUISTERS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with LI · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GUILTINESS (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LINGUISTERS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINGUISTERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 411) | 296 | 411 | 271 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINGUISTERS, LINGUISTER, GIRTLINES, LEISURING, LINGSTERS, RUSTLINGS, SIGNIEURS, SLINGIEST, TIRELINGS, GIRNIEST, GIRTLINE, GRISLIES and 103 more, 115 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GIRLIEST, GLINTIER, GLUINESS, LUSTRINES, RINGLESS, SNIGLETS, TRESSING, GUNTERS, LUSTRINE, GLISSE, GLUTES, GUNTER and 13 more, 25 in all.
This word takes every letter of LINGUISTERS plus a single extra one.