Unscramble SHININGNESS and you have 163 words, SHININGNESS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 12: 4 of them, SHINNING, HISSINGS and NIGHNESS included. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHININGNESS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 20 with 7, 22 with 6, 28 with 5, 44 with 4, 28 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 10 letters.
HENNING, HISSING and SHINING are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SHININGNESS, 11 points each. SENSING and INNINGS will look familiar.
HIEING, HINGES and NEIGHS share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words from SHININGNESS. INNING, SHINES and ENSIGN are the ones most people know.
28 5-letter words made with SHININGNESS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 9. SIGNS, SHINE and SINGS are everyday picks.
Among 44 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHININGNESS, the top score is 8, reached by 4. SIGN, NINE and SING are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SHININGNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HISSINGS, NIGHNESS, SHININESS and SHINNING (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SHININGNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHININGNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 120 | 163 | 107 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHININGNESS, HENNING, HENNINS, SHINESS, SHINIES, SHINNES, EHING, HENNIN, HINGS, NISHES, SENSINGS, SHINNE and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INNINGSES, HINNIE, SEININGS, SESH, SHEN, INNIES, INNIE, NEGS, SIGS, GIS, NEG, SIG and 1 more, 13 in all.