Unscramble NIGHTINGALES and you have 433 words, NIGHTINGALES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are NIGHTINGALE and LIGHTENINGS, 16 points each. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NIGHTINGALES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 33 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 11-letter words made with NIGHTINGALES letters come to 2, each scoring 16 points. NIGHTINGALE is the familiar one.
6 10-letter words in NIGHTINGALES; 4 of them share the top score of 15. LIGHTENING is an everyday pick.
Of the 33 9-letter words from NIGHTINGALES, 7 score 14 points, the group's best. LISTENING, LIGHTNING and SIGNALING are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGHTINGALES; 8 of them share the top score of 13. LIGHTING, ALIGNING and SIGHTING are everyday picks.
8 of 60 7-letter words made with NIGHTINGALES letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. HEATING, HEALING and INSIGHT will look familiar.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NIGHTINGALES are led by HAGGIS, HAGGLE and HIGGLE, 11 points each. THINGS, LENGTH and LIGHTS are the familiar ones.
GIGHE and HAGGS are the top 5-letter words from NIGHTINGALES, 10 points each. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING will look familiar.
HAGG scores highest among the 4-letter words in NIGHTINGALES at 9 points, ahead of GASH and GATH on 8. HITS, HEAT and HATE are the ones most people know.
GHI and HAG are the top 3-letter words made with NIGHTINGALES letters, 7 points each. HAS, GET and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NIGHTINGALES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with NI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
NIGHTINGALES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
NIGHTINGALES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIGHTINGALES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 433) | 334 | 433 | 306 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 99 of them: ENLIGHTING, NEIGHINGS, ATHEISING, GENTILISH, GHASTING, GHILGAIS, ENLIGHTS, GHILGAI, HAININGS, HALTINGS, HINTINGS, LAIGHEST and 87 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: LIGHTENINGS, SIGHTLINE, HEALINGS, HEATINGS, THINGIES, HEILING, NIGGLIEST, THINGIE, ANGSTING, LAGGIEST, THANGS, ASHINE and 16 more.