Unscramble PIERCINGLY and you have 265 words, PIERCINGLY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PIERCINGLY split into 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 8, 22 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 9 letters.
CLYPING scores highest among the 7-letter words made with PIERCINGLY letters at 15 points, ahead of CYPRINE and PRICILY on 14. PRICING, CEILING and RELYING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PIERCINGLY, CLYPEI and PRICEY tie for first at 13 points. PRINCE, PENCIL and CRYING are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from PIERCINGLY, the top score is 12, reached by 4. PRICE, REPLY and LYING are the familiar ones.
PYIC tops the 4-letter words from PIERCINGLY at 11 points; next come PILY and PINY on 9. GIRL, NICE and CLIP will look familiar.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in PIERCINGLY at 9 points, ahead of CLY and CRY on 8. ICE, PIC and PIN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PIERCINGLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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PIERCINGLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PIERCINGLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 203 | 264 | 189 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 62 of them: CLYPING, CYPRINE, CLIPING, CLYING, CLYPE, GILPEY, PERCING, PYEING, GILPY, GRYCE, GRYPE, CIELING and 50 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: PRICILY, CRINGEY, CRINGY, GYNIE, PERC, CEILI, CLEG, INCEL, CIG, LIPE, YER, NEG and 1 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP.