Unscramble SQUINTINGS and you have 166 words, SQUINTINGS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. SQUINTING is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SQUINTINGS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 10 with 7, 17 with 6, 33 with 5, 47 with 4, 38 with 3 and 14 with 2.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SQUINTINGS is GUQINS, 16 points; QUININ and QUINTS on 15 follow. TUNING, INSIST and SITING are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SQUINTINGS, GUQIN leads with 15 points, then QUINS and QUINT on 14. USING, UNITS and SIGNS are the familiar ones.
4 of 47 4-letter words from SQUINTINGS tie at 13 points; none scores more. SIGN, UNIT and SUIT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SQUINTINGS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with SQ · ending in GS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SQUINTING (19 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SQUINTINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUINTINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 166) | 123 | 166 | 110 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SQUINTINGS, QUITING, GUQINS, GUQIN, QUISTS, SQUITS, QUIST, SQUIT, QINS, QIN, UNSISTING, UNITINGS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: QIS, QI, TUNINGS, SUSING, NUGS, SIGS, GIS, NUG, SIG, UNIS, GI, SUS and 1 more, 13 in all.