339 words come out when you unscramble PAINSTAKING, starting with PAINSTAKING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 15: 5 of them, SPANKING, KINGPINS and PINKINGS included. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PAINSTAKING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 21 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
TIKINAGANS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with PAINSTAKING letters; it scores 15 points.
Among 21 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PAINSTAKING, the top score is 15, reached by 4. PAINTING, SPANKING and STAINING are the familiar ones.
Of the 53 7-letter words from PAINSTAKING, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. SKATING, SINKING and PIANIST are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with PAINSTAKING letters, PIKING leads with 13 points, then NAPKIN and PANISK on 12. TAKING, ASKING and SKIING are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PAINSTAKING, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. KINGS, TANKS and SPANK are the ones most people know.
10 of 60 4-letter words from PAINSTAKING tie at 10 points; none scores more. KING, SKIN and SKIP will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in PAINSTAKING are led by KIP and PAK, 9 points each. ASK, GAS and KIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PAINSTAKING but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with KINGPINS, PINKINGS, SPANKING and TIKINAGANS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PAINSTAKING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAINSTAKING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 339) | 252 | 338 | 221 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
86 of the 339 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPINKING, ASKANTING, PIKINGS, PATIKIS, STANKING, TANKINGS, TIKANGAS, INKSTAIN, KAINGAS, KANTING, KISTING, PANISK and 74 more. 32 of the 339 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TIKINAGANS, TIKINAGAN, INKINGS, KITINGS, TANKINIS, KATSINA, PANTSING, PASKA, TANKINI, GANKS, PAKS, TAPINGS and 20 more. 1 of the 339 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK.
This word takes every letter of PAINSTAKING plus a single extra one.