Unscramble REEKINGLY to get 226 words. REEKINGLY itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, REKEYING leads with 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
R1E1E1K5I1N12G23L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from REEKINGLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 28 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 13 with 2.
REKEYING is the only one of the 8-letter words in REEKINGLY; it scores 16 points.
KEYING, KINGLY and RYKING are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble REEKINGLY, 14 points each. ENERGY, KERNEL and LINGER will look familiar.
GEEKY and GRYKE share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words from REEKINGLY. GREEN, GENRE and LYING are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 4-letter words in REEKINGLY tie at 11 points; none scores more. LIKE, LINK and GIRL will look familiar.
KEY and KYE share the top score of 10 among the 3-letter words made with REEKINGLY letters. EYE, INK and LEG are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of REEKINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; REKEYING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts REEKINGLY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REEKINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 166 | 226 | 154 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
60 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REEKINGLY, KEYRING, KEYLINE, GRYKE, KILEY, KYLIE, YLIKE, KILERG, KINGLE, KYLE, KYNE, REKING and 48 more. 12 of the 226 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KEYER, KYLIN, KLIEG, KYE, GYNIE, EEK, EELING, KI, REGIE, YER, NEG and GI.