Unscramble PLAYTHINGS and you have 339 words, PLAYTHINGS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PLAYTHING leads with 18 points. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PLAYTHINGS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in PLAYTHINGS: PLAYTHING, for 18 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAYTHINGS, HYPINGS and YPLIGHT tie for first at 16 points. PLAYING, STAYING and LASTING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from PLAYTHINGS are led by GLYPHS, HYPING and YPIGHT, 15 points each. SAYING, LIGHTS and NIGHTS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from PLAYTHINGS is GLYPH, 14 points; HAPLY and HIPLY on 13 follow. PLAYS, PATHS and PANTY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in PLAYTHINGS are led by HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. PLAY, SHIP and PATH are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with PLAYTHINGS letters is HYP, 11 points; GYP and HAY on 9 follow. HAS, ANY and GAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PLAYTHINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PL · ending in GS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with APISHLY, GLYPHS, HYPING, NYLGHAIS and PHYTINS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PLAYTHINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYTHINGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 339) | 276 | 339 | 253 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
63 of the 339 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYPINGS, YPLIGHT, YPIGHT, PLAYINGS, GASHLY, NIGHLY, PATHING, PAYINGS, HALTINGS, HYLIST, PAYLIST, PHANGS and 51 more. 23 of the 339 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PHYTINS, PHYTIN, HIPLY, LINHAYS, THINGY, TYPINGS, LINHAY, PASTILY, SHINTY, ANGSTY, GLINTY, HIYA and 11 more.