Unscramble NIRLIT and you have 21 words, NIRLIT itself among them: it scores 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 6 points: NITRIL. The strongest shorter word is INTIL, 5 points. The 6 letters split into 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
N12I1R1L12I1T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from NIRLIT split into 2 with 6 letters, 1 with 5, 6 with 4, 8 with 3 and 4 with 2.
INTIL is the only one of the 5-letter words made with NIRLIT letters; it scores 5 points.
Keep every letter of NIRLIT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with NI · ending in IT · all 6-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with NITRIL (6 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: NIRLIT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRLIT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 21) | 16 | 21 | 16 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
5 of the 21 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIRLIT, INTIL, NIRL, TRIN and RIT.
These 4 words take every letter of NIRLIT plus a single extra one.