Unscramble LIPSTICKING and you have 258 words, LIPSTICKING itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. PICKLING, PICKINGS and PIGSTICK are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from LIPSTICKING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 21 with 8, 31 with 7, 30 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 10 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words made with LIPSTICKING letters, PICKINGS, PICKLING and PIGSTICK tie for first at 17 points. TICKLING, STICKING and LIPSTICK are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LIPSTICKING, PICKING leads with 16 points, then NITPICK and PICKINS on 15. LISTING, LICKING and TICKING are the familiar ones.
PICKIN tops the 6-letter words from LIPSTICKING at 14 points; next come PIKING on 13 and CLINKS on 12. SKIING, CITING and LIKING will look familiar.
PICKS and SPICK share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LIPSTICKING. LINKS, CLIPS and STICK are the ones most people know.
PICK tops the 4-letter words from LIPSTICKING at 12 points; next come ICKS and KILP on 10. LINK, TIPS and KING will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in LIPSTICKING are led by ICK and KIP, 9 points each. ITS, KIT and PIC are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of LIPSTICKING for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PICKINGS, PICKLING and PIGSTICK (17 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: LIPSTICKING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIPSTICKING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 258) | 214 | 257 | 203 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: LIPSTICKING, TICKLINGS, PICKINS, PICKIN, PIKINGS, PITIKINS, CLIPING, KISTING, TIKIING, TISICK, KILPS, SPINK and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: KITINGS, SPILITIC, ICKS, CIGS, CLITS, KIS, CIG, CLIT, KI, PST, GIS, SIG and 1 more. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: SPICK. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: SPIK.
This word takes every letter of LIPSTICKING plus a single extra one.