Unscramble NIGGARDLY and you have 235 words, NIGGARDLY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 13: 4 of them, DARINGLY, GRAYLING and GRYDING included. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from NIGGARDLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 19 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 17 with 2.
GRYDING tops the 7-letter words made with NIGGARDLY letters at 13 points; next come DAYGIRL and DRAYING on 12. GRADING, DARLING and GLARING will look familiar.
DRAGGY scores highest among the 6-letter words from NIGGARDLY at 12 points, ahead of DANGLY and DRYING on 11. LAYING, DARING and RAGING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGGARDLY is DAGGY, 11 points; AGGRY and DINGY on 10 follow. DAILY, GRAND and DIARY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with NIGGARDLY letters, 17 score 8 points, the group's best. GIRL, GAIN and LADY are the ones most people know.
52 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGGARDLY; 5 of them share the top score of 7. ANY, DAY and GAY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of NIGGARDLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with NI · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
What NIGGARDLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NIGGARDLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIGGARDLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 194 | 235 | 180 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRYDING, DAYGIRL, DAGGY, NARGILY, RANDILY, RANGILY, RAYLING, AGGRY, GADLING, GANDY, RIGGALD, ADRY and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DANGLY, NIGGLY, LAGGY, RINDY, GALING, LAIRY, LAYIN, YAG, RAGG, IGG, DAN, DA and 2 more, 14 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of NIGGARDLY spell the words below.