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Unscramble shirking

101 words come out when you unscramble SHIRKING, starting with SHIRKING itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of SHIRKING is on the page: SHRIKING, each 16 points. HIKINGS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Looking for hrisking, rishking, skiingrh, kingrish or skinrgih? They use the same letters as SHIRKING, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From shirking

Words from SHIRKING by length: 2 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 8 with 6, 15 with 5, 39 with 4, 23 with 3 and 7 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

SHIRKING and 1 anagram, SHRIKING, make up the 8-letter words in SHIRKING; each scores 16 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

HIKINGS tops the 7-letter words made with SHIRKING letters at 15 points; next come GIRKINS and GRISKIN on 12. RISKING will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

The best of the 6-letter words from SHIRKING is HIKING, 14 points; SHRINK on 13 and GIRKIN on 11 follow. RISING, SKIING and HIRING are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

KNISH and SHIRK share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIRKING. RINGS and KINGS are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

The 4-letter words made with SHIRKING letters are led by KHIS and KISH, 11 points each. SIGN, RISK and KING are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

KHI tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIRKING at 10 points; next come GHI and INK on 7. SKI, SIR and SIN will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking

KI scores highest among the 2-letter words from SHIRKING at 6 points, ahead of HI and SH on 5. IN and IS are the ones most people know.

Neighbor Words of SHIRKING

Trade one tile of SHIRKING for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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Definitions for the Top SHIRKING Plays

SHIRKING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SHIRKING 16 · 17
to avoid work or duty
HIKING 14 · 15
to walk a long distance
SHRINK 13 · 13
to contract or draw back
GRISKIN 12 · 14
the lean part of a loin of pork
KNISH 12 · 12
dough stuffed with filling and fried
RISKING 12 · 14
to expose to the possibility of injury or loss
SHIRK 12 · 11
to avoid work or duty
IRKING 11 · 13
to annoy or weary

Is SHIRKING Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHIRKING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SHIRKING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 101)8010175

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

21 of the 101 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHRIKING, HIKINGS, GIRKINS, KRISING, GIRKIN, HIRINGS, KISH, SHIRING, HINGS, HING, SIRIH, NISH and 9 more. 5 of the 101 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KIS, KI, GIS, SIG and GI.

Longer Words Built on SHIRKING

Each word below uses all the letters of SHIRKING and one more.

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