418 words come out when you unscramble SPUTTERINGLY, starting with SPUTTERINGLY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. UPSETTINGLY is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPUTTERINGLY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 21 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
UPSETTINGLY scores highest among the 11-letter words made with SPUTTERINGLY letters at 17 points, ahead of SPLUTTERING on 14.
SUPERLYING tops the 10-letter words in SPUTTERINGLY at 16 points; next come UNPRIESTLY on 15 and TRUSTINGLY on 14.
PRETTYING and SPULYEING share the top score of 15 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SPUTTERINGLY. RESULTING is the one most people know.
60 8-letter words from SPUTTERINGLY; 6 of them share the top score of 14. SPLITTER, SPLINTER and REPLYING are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPUTTERINGLY, the top score is 13, reached by 15. RELYING, STYLING and LITURGY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from SPUTTERINGLY, 11 score 12 points, the group's best. PRETTY, PLENTY and GUILTY are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 5-letter words in SPUTTERINGLY tie at 11 points; none scores more. REPLY, ENTRY and TYPES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with SPUTTERINGLY letters, GYPS leads with 10 points, then ESPY and PILY on 9. TYPE, GUYS and PLUG are the familiar ones.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SPUTTERINGLY at 9 points, ahead of PLY and PRY on 8. YES, YET and TRY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SPUTTERINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by UPSETTINGLY (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: SPUTTERINGLY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPUTTERINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 418) | 296 | 416 | 266 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPUTTERINGLY, SPULYEING, UNPRIESTLY, YELPINGS, GILPEYS, GUYLINERS, PEYSING, PRYINGS, PRYSING, SURETYING, TURGENTLY, UPLYING and 109 more, 121 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UPSETTINGLY, SYRUPING, SPRITELY, SPUTTERY, TYPINGS, RINGLETY, SPITTLY, SPLURTING, SPRINGLET, STRIPEY, TURNIPY, INPUTTERS and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GYPSTER. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: PITTERY.
This word takes every letter of SPUTTERINGLY plus a single extra one.