Unscramble listening

Unscramble LISTENING and you have 273 words, LISTENING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 10 points: ENLISTING and TINSELING. 9 shorter words score 9, among them NESTLING, ENISLING and ENSILING. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From listening

Counting the words from LISTENING by length: 3 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 29 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

3 9-letter words in LISTENING use every letter: LISTENING and its 2 anagrams TINSELING and ENLISTING, all with 10 points.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

The 8-letter words made with LISTENING letters come to 9, each scoring 9 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

29 7-letter words from LISTENING; 23 of them share the top score of 8. LISTING and NESTING are everyday picks.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

29 of 51 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LISTENING tie at 7 points; none scores more. SINGLE, LISTEN and TENNIS will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

Of the 60 5-letter words made with LISTENING letters, 27 score 6 points, the group's best. LINES, LINEN and STEIN are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LISTENING, the top score is 5, reached by 33. LIST, LINE and SIGN are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

47 3-letter words from LISTENING; 16 of them share the top score of 4. GET, ITS and SET are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with listening

Among the 2-letter words in LISTENING, GI leads with 3 points, then EL and EN on 2. IN, IS and IT are the familiar ones.

Neighbor Words of LISTENING

Keep every letter of LISTENING but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with LI · ending in NG · all 9-letter words

Definitions for the Top LISTENING Plays

The meaning of LISTENING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

LISTENING 10 · 14
the act of listening
ENLISTING 10 · 14
to engage for military service
TINSELING 10 · 14
to give a showy or gaudy appearance to
ENISLING 9 · 13
to isolate
ENSILING 9 · 13
to store in a silo
GINNIEST 9 · 12
affected with gin (a strong liquor)
LENITING 9 · 13
to articulate a lenis
LIGNITES 9 · 12
a type of coal

Can You Play LISTENING in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LISTENING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
LISTENING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 273)210273189

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

63 of the 273 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINTINGS, STEINING, GINNELS, INGINES, LESTING, SEILING, SENTING, STILING, ENGILT, GILETS, GINNEL, GLENTS and 51 more. 21 of the 273 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LENITING, LINTING, SNIGLET, LINNIES, STINGE, GITES, INNIES, INTELS, SINNET, GITE, INNIE, INTEL and 9 more.

Add a Letter to LISTENING

With one more tile, the letters of LISTENING spell the words below.

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