Unscramble PLAININGS and you have 240 words, PLAININGS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 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 PLAININGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 24 with 7, 36 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 14 with 2.
24 7-letter words in PLAININGS; 12 of them share the top score of 10. SAILING is an everyday pick.
Of the 36 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAININGS, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. SIGNAL, PLAINS and LINING are the ones most people know.
48 5-letter words from PLAININGS; 6 of them share the top score of 8. PLANS, PLAIN and GAINS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAININGS, the top score is 7, reached by 7. SIGN, PLAN and PAIN are the familiar ones.
GAP, GIP and PIG are the top 3-letter words from PLAININGS, 6 points each. GAS, INN and SPA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PLAININGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PLAINING and SPLINING (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PLAININGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAININGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 202 | 240 | 186 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLAININGS, LAIPSING, SPAINING, SPANING, NAILINGS, NAPING, PANING, PLINGS, SPAING, AISLING, PLING, INGANS and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PANINIS, LIGNANS, PANINI, LIGNAN, LIPAS, PALIS, PIANI, LIPA, PALI, SIGLA, SIGNA, AGS and 4 more, 16 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PLAININGS and one more.