128 words come out when you unscramble NODDINGLY, starting with NODDINGLY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is YODLING, 12 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
N12O1D2D2I1N12G23L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from NODDINGLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 4 with 6, 26 with 5, 41 with 4, 37 with 3 and 16 with 2.
NODDLING is the only one of the 8-letter words made with NODDINGLY letters; it scores 11 points.
DODGY and GIDDY share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from NODDINGLY. DOING, NYLON and DYING are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with NODDINGLY letters, DIDY and DOGY tie for first at 9 points. ONLY, LONG and GOLD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NODDINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with NO · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
NODDINGLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NODDINGLY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NODDINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 128) | 99 | 127 | 90 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
29 of the 128 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOLDY, NOYING, DONNY, NYING, DONING, ONDING, YOLD, DOY, YGO, GLID, LOY, NOY and 17 more. 9 of the 128 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NODDINGLY, GYNO, LINNY, LOGIN, DINO, LOID, NONI, GI and OI. 1 of the 128 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.