142 words come out when you unscramble SHIFTINGS, starting with SHIFTINGS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: STINGFISH. SHIFTING, FISHINGS and INFIGHTS are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHIFTINGS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 11 with 7, 10 with 6, 29 with 5, 46 with 4, 27 with 3 and 11 with 2.
FIGHT tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIFTINGS at 12 points; next come SHIFT on 11 and GIFTS on 9. NIGHT, THING and SIGNS will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words from SHIFTINGS is FISH, 10 points; FIGS and GHIS on 8 follow. SIGN, GIFT and HITS are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of SHIFTINGS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
SHIFTINGS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: SHIFTINGS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIFTINGS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 142) | 116 | 141 | 108 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
25 of the 142 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STINGFISH, SHITING, SITHING, HINGS, SNIFTS, THIGS, HING, SISTING, SITINGS, SNIFT, THIG, FINI and 13 more. 8 of the 142 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHIFTINGS, FISTINGS, GIFS, GIF, SIGS, GIS, SIG and GI. 1 of the 142 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.