449 words come out when you unscramble SHOULDERINGS, starting with SHOULDERINGS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHOULDERING and GRINDHOUSES lead with 16 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SHOULDERINGS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 11 with 10, 34 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with SHOULDERINGS letters scores 16.
The 10-letter words in SHOULDERINGS are led by DOUGHINESS, GRINDHOUSE and SHROUDINGS, 15 points each.
HORNGELDS, HURDLINGS and SHROUDING are the top 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOULDERINGS, 14 points each. SHOULDERS, SOLDERING and ROUGHNESS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from SHOULDERINGS, 9 score 13 points, the group's best. SHOULDER, HOLDINGS and DRESSING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words made with SHOULDERINGS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 9. HOUSING, HOLDING and HOLDERS are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOULDERINGS tie at 11 points; none scores more. ENOUGH, HOLDER and DISHES will look familiar.
DOUGH scores highest among the 5-letter words from SHOULDERINGS at 10 points, ahead of DESHI and DHOLE on 9. HOLDS, ROUGH and HIRED are the ones most people know.
38 of 60 4-letter words in SHOULDERINGS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HELD, HUGE and HOLD will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with SHOULDERINGS letters, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. END, GOD and DUE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SHOULDERINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SH · ending in GS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; SHOULDERING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SHOULDERINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOULDERINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 449) | 349 | 449 | 314 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 100 of them: SHOULDERINGS, GRINDHOUSES, GRINDHOUSE, SHROUDINGS, HORNGELDS, HOUSELINGS, HURDLINGS, REHOUSINGS, SLUGHORNES, GINHOUSES, HINDLEGS, HORNGELD and 88 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: DOUGHINESS, HERDINGS, INHOLDERS, HONGIED, INHOLDER, ROUGHIES, HONGIES, HOURLIES, SHLONGS, UNDERSOILS, UNGLOSSED, DEHORS and 23 more.