Unscramble LINGUISTRY and you have 290 words, LINGUISTRY itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12I1N12G23U12I1S1T1R1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LINGUISTRY split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 29 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
STRINGILY is the only one of the 9-letter words in LINGUISTRY; it scores 13 points.
9 of 29 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGUISTRY tie at 11 points; none scores more. LISTING, STYLING and RULINGS will look familiar.
Among 57 6-letter words from LINGUISTRY, the top score is 10, reached by 16. TRYING, STRING and RISING are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LINGUISTRY tie at 9 points; none scores more. GIRLS, RINGS and TRULY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from LINGUISTRY, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. SIGN, GIRL and RING are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in LINGUISTRY, GUY, TYG and YUG tie for first at 7 points. ITS, SUN and RUN are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of LINGUISTRY, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; STRINGILY (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LINGUISTRY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINGUISTRY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 216 | 290 | 199 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
74 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINGUISTRY, STYRING, TRYINGS, LYTING, NITRYLS, SLINGY, GRISY, GURLY, LURGY, NITRYL, GULY, LURINGS and 62 more. 17 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STRINGILY, TIRINGLY, GLINTY, TIYINS, TIYIN, TIYNS, TYINS, RYUS, TIYN, TYIN, RYU, NUGS and 5 more.
With one more tile, the letters of LINGUISTRY spell the words below.