Unscramble PRETENDINGLY and you have 371 words, PRETENDINGLY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, REPENTINGLY leads with 17 points. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34R1E1T1E1N12D2I1N12G23L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PRETENDINGLY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in PRETENDINGLY: REPENTINGLY, 17 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with PRETENDINGLY letters, PRETENDING leads with 14 points, then TENDERLING on 12.
The best of the 9-letter words from PRETENDINGLY is PENDENTLY, 15 points; PERENNITY and REDENYING on 14 follow. TENDERING is an everyday pick.
PREDYING tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETENDINGLY at 15 points; next come DEPRENYL and REPLYING on 14. ENTERING, ENTIRELY and DELETING will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from PRETENDINGLY, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. PRINTED, PENDING and REPLIED are the ones most people know.
10 of 60 6-letter words in PRETENDINGLY tie at 12 points; none scores more. ENERGY, TRYING and PLENTY will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with PRETENDINGLY letters, the top score is 11, reached by 8. REPLY, ENTRY and DIRTY are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETENDINGLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. TYPE, DEEP and GREY will look familiar.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words from PRETENDINGLY at 9 points, ahead of PLY and PRY on 8. END, YET and TRY are the ones most people know.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PENDENTLY (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PRETENDINGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRETENDINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 287 | 371 | 272 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRETENDINGLY, REPENTINGLY, PREDYING, PERENNITY, YELDRING, GILPEY, PERENTY, PYEING, PYNING, RENEYING, REPLETING, TENDERLING and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PENDENTLY, DEPRENYL, EPIGYNE, RINGLETY, RINGLETED, YEETING, GLINTY, GREENLIT, GYNIE, RINDY, PEDI, DEP and 3 more, 15 in all.