Unscramble RIVETINGLY and you have 294 words, RIVETINGLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is VIRGINLY, 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RIVETINGLY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 13 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 9 letters.
VIRGINLY scores highest among the 8-letter words made with RIVETINGLY letters at 15 points, ahead of INVERITY on 14 and LIVERING on 12. RIVETING is the one most people know.
Among the 7-letter words in RIVETINGLY, LEVYING and REVYING tie for first at 14 points. RELYING is an everyday pick.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RIVETINGLY, YEVING leads with 13 points, then LEVITY and LIVERY on 12. LIVING, TRYING and VIRGIN are the familiar ones.
VYING scores highest among the 5-letter words from RIVETINGLY at 12 points, ahead of NERVY and VEILY on 11. GIVEN, ENTRY and VINYL are the ones most people know.
GYVE tops the 4-letter words made with RIVETINGLY letters at 11 points; next come ENVY and LEVY on 10. VERY, LIVE and GIVE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RIVETINGLY are led by IVY and VLY, 9 points each. GET, LET and YET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of RIVETINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of RIVETINGLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RIVETINGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVETINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 218 | 294 | 201 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VIRGINLY, REVYING, YEVING, VINTRY, RIEVING, TIGERLY, VEILY, VERTING, LYTING, TIGERY, TYEING, VERLIG and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIVERING, RINGLETY, TIRINGLY, GLINTY, GLINTIER, GYNIE, TIYIN, TIYN, TYIN, VLEI, VIN, YER and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of RIVETINGLY plus a single extra one.