Unscramble SPARINGLY and you have 296 words, SPARINGLY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of SPARINGLY is on the page: RASPINGLY, each 15 points. 5 shorter words score 14, among them SPRAYING, PALSYING and PLAYINGS. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SPARINGLY split into 2 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 27 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPARINGLY, 8 score 13 points, the group's best. PLAYING, PRAYING and PARSING are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 6-letter words from SPARINGLY tie at 12 points; none scores more. SPRING, SAYING and PAYING will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with SPARINGLY letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. PLAYS, SPRAY and ANGRY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SPARINGLY, GAPY and GYPS tie for first at 10 points. PLAY, GRAY and PAYS are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from SPARINGLY, GYP leads with 9 points, then PAY and PLY on 8. ANY, GAY and SAY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SPARINGLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
What SPARINGLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPARINGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPARINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 238 | 293 | 225 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLAYINGS, PRAYINGS, PAYINGS, PRYINGS, PRYSING, PIGSNY, PYGALS, PYRALIS, SYPING, GASPY, GILPY, LAYINGS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LAYINS, LAIRY, LAYIN, YAGS, YAG, LIPA, YAS, AGS, GIS and GI, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPINGS, LARPING and LARP, 3 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of SPARINGLY plus a single extra one.