Unscramble SINISTRALLY and you have 289 words, SINISTRALLY itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SINISTRALLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 5 with 8, 23 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among 23 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SINISTRALLY, the top score is 10, reached by 11. INSTALL, STRAINS and RAISINS are the familiar ones.
25 of 58 6-letter words from SINISTRALLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. TRIALS, TRAILS and STRAIN will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in SINISTRALLY; 47 of them share the top score of 8. RALLY, NASTY and SILLY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with SINISTRALLY letters, the top score is 7, reached by 30. ARTS, SAYS and STAY are the familiar ones.
18 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SINISTRALLY tie at 6 points; none scores more. ALL, ANY and ITS will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with RALLYISTS (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SINISTRALLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SINISTRALLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 240 | 289 | 222 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SINISTRALLY, SAINTLILY, NITRYLS, NITRYL, RAILLY, SALTLY, SNAILY, SYRTIS, TYRANS, NIRLY, NITRY, NYSSA and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SLANTLY, LAYINS, TIYINS, LAIRY, LASSY, LAYIN, TIYIN, TIYNS, TRYNA, TYINS, LIATRIS, TIYN and 6 more, 18 in all.