239 words come out when you unscramble MERLINGS, starting with MERLINGS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of MERLINGS are on the page: GREMLINS and MINGLERS, each 11 points. The best shorter words score 10: 7 of them, GREMLIN, MINGLES and GERMINS included. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from MERLINGS split into 3 with 8 letters, 12 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Among 33 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MERLINGS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. SINGLE, SINGER and LINERS are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 5-letter words from MERLINGS tie at 8 points; none scores more. GIRLS, MILES and LINES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with MERLINGS letters, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. SIGN, GIRL and RING are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MERLINGS are led by GEM, MEG and MIG, 6 points each. MEN, SIR and SIN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of MERLINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with ME · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GREMLINS and MINGLERS (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts MERLINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERLINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 182 | 239 | 174 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
57 of the 239 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MERLINGS, GERMINS, MERINGS, MERLING, MINGERS, GERMIN, LEMING, MERING, MINGER, MINGES, GIRNELS, MENGS and 45 more. 8 of the 239 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MEGS, MEG, MES, NEGS, GIS, NEG, SIG and GI.
These 4 words take every letter of MERLINGS plus a single extra one.