Unscramble SHIELDING and you have 266 words, SHIELDING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 13, among them DINGHIES, HIDLINGS and HILDINGS. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SHIELDING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 22 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Among 22 7-letter words made with SHIELDING letters, the top score is 12, reached by 6. SLIDING, SINGLED and SHINGLE are the familiar ones.
39 6-letter words from SHIELDING; 4 of them share the top score of 11. DESIGN, SINGLE and INSIDE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIELDING, the top score is 9, reached by 13. SLIDE, INDIE and SHINE are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 4-letter words made with SHIELDING letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. HELD, ENDS and HIDE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIELDING are led by EDH, GHI and HID, 7 points each. END, LED and DIE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SHIELDING but one, change that one, and you get:
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SHIELDING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHIELDING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIELDING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 202 | 266 | 190 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: HIDLINGS, HINDLEGS, HIDLING, HINDLEG, LINISHED, SHEILING, HIDLINS, EILDINGS, HELING, EHING, EILDING, ELDINGS and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: DELISH, DESHI, SIDHE, SIDH, SHEN, DENI, DESI, EDS, GIS, NEG, SIG and GI.
Each word below uses all the letters of SHIELDING and one more.