42 words come out when you unscramble PLYINGLY, starting with PLYINGLY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, LYINGLY leads with 14 points. 8 letters: 1 vowel and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PLYINGLY by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 5 with 5, 14 with 4, 15 with 3 and 5 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with PLYINGLY letters: LYINGLY, for 14 points.
There is a single one of the 6-letter words in PLYINGLY: PLYING, 12 points.
Keep every letter of PLYINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PL · ending in LY · all 8-letter words
The meaning of PLYINGLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PLYINGLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLYINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 42) | 36 | 42 | 35 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GILPY, GYNY, PLING, NY, ING and LIG, 6 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GI.