Unscramble MISSINGLY and you have 111 words, MISSINGLY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34I1S1S1I1N12G23L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MISSINGLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 13 with 6, 21 with 5, 33 with 4, 26 with 3 and 8 with 2.
MINGY tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MISSINGLY at 11 points; next come MISSY and SLIMY on 10. SIGNS, LYING and SINGS will look familiar.
GYMS scores highest among the 4-letter words in MISSINGLY at 10 points, ahead of LIMY and LYMS on 9. SIGN, MINI and MISS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MISSINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MI · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MISLYING (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: MISSINGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 111) | 86 | 111 | 79 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 25 of them: MISSINGLY, SMILINGS, LIMINGS, SLINGY, LYMS, MINY, GISMS, LYM, MINGS, NYM, GISM, MING and 13 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: MINGILY, MILINGS, MILING, SIGS, GIS, SIG and GI.
This word takes every letter of MISSINGLY plus a single extra one.