Unscramble SERPENTININGLY and you have 463 words, SERPENTININGLY itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. PESTERINGLY and REPENTINGLY are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 14 letters, 4 vowels and 10 consonants.
S1E1R1P34E1N12T1I1N12I1N12G23L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SERPENTININGLY by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 7 with 11, 13 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 13 letters.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in SERPENTININGLY: SERPENTINING, for 15 points.
PESTERINGLY and REPENTINGLY are the top 11-letter words made with SERPENTININGLY letters, 17 points each.
Among the 10-letter words from SERPENTININGLY, PERIGYNIES and REPININGLY tie for first at 16 points. PRESENTING is an everyday pick.
The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SERPENTININGLY are led by EPIGYNIES, SPRINGILY and TRIPLYING, 15 points each. LISTENING, PRESENTLY and INSERTING are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 8-letter words from SERPENTININGLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. PRINTING, ENTIRELY and SLEEPING will look familiar.
60 7-letter words in SERPENTININGLY; 13 of them share the top score of 13. RELYING, STYLING and SYRINGE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with SERPENTININGLY letters, the top score is 12, reached by 12. ENERGY, TRYING and PLENTY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SERPENTININGLY, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. REPLY, ENTRY and TYPES are the ones most people know.
GYPS tops the 4-letter words from SERPENTININGLY at 10 points; next come ESPY and PILY on 9. TYPE, EYES and GREY will look familiar.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in SERPENTININGLY at 9 points, ahead of PLY and PRY on 8. GET, YES and YET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SERPENTININGLY for another and you can spell this word:
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The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PERIGYNIES (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SERPENTININGLY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERPENTININGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 463) | 332 | 462 | 300 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
131 of the 463 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SERPENTININGLY, PESTERINGLY, REPENTINGLY, REPININGLY, RESENTINGLY, SERPENTINING, TRIPLYING, PENSILITY, PERENNITY, YELPINGS, ENSTYLING, GILPEYS and 119 more. 32 of the 463 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EPIGYNES, SNEERINGLY, EPIGYNE, PYRITISE, SPRITELY, STRINGILY, TYPINGS, EPIGENIST, PINYINS, RELISTENING, RINGLETY, SPRINGLET and 20 more. 1 of the 463 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GYPSTER.