Unscramble SHIGELLAE and you have 214 words, SHIGELLAE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. SHIGELLA is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SHIGELLAE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 18 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 20 with 2.
GHEES and LAIGH are the top 5-letter words from SHIGELLAE, 9 points each. LEGAL, HILLS and SHELL will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIGELLAE, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. HILL, HALL and AGES are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from SHIGELLAE, GHI and HAG tie for first at 7 points. ALL, HAS and SEE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SHIGELLAE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in AE · all 9-letter words
The meaning of SHIGELLAE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SHIGELLAE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGELLAE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 214) | 179 | 214 | 168 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 35 of them: SEALGH, SHALLI, GALLISE, HALSE, HELES, LEISH, SHEEL, EISH, HELE, EHS, EISELL, GEALS and 23 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: GELLIES, AHIS, LAHS, AHI, AHS, LAH, SIGLA, AGS, GIS, SIG and GI.