Unscramble PATIENTLY and you have 261 words, PATIENTLY itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PATENTLY, ANTITYPE and PENALITY lead with 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PATIENTLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 11 with 7, 40 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PATIENTLY, PAINTY, PENTYL and PLENTY tie for first at 11 points. PLANET, PATENT and ENTITY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PATIENTLY, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. PANEL, PLANT and PLATE are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PATIENTLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. TYPE, PLAY and PAIN will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from PATIENTLY; 7 of them share the top score of 8. ANY, PAY and YET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of PATIENTLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
PATIENTLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PATIENTLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATIENTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 218 | 261 | 209 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PANEITY, AYELP, PYAT, PYET, PYNE, TAILYE, TITELY, YITTEN, LEANY, PATTLE, PITTEN, TANTY and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LAYIN, LEPTIN, PITTA, TIYN, TYIN, LIPA, LIPE, PALI and TE, 9 in all.