Unscramble STARINGLY and you have 304 words, STARINGLY itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: STRAYLING. The strongest shorter words are STINGRAY, STRAYING and GRAYLIST, 12 points each. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from STARINGLY by length: 2 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Of the 35 7-letter words from STARINGLY, 18 score 11 points, the group's best. RATINGS, STAYING and LASTING are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STARINGLY; 25 of them share the top score of 10. TRYING, SAYING and GRATIS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from STARINGLY, the top score is 9, reached by 17. GAINS, ANGRY and LYING are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in STARINGLY; 11 of them share the top score of 8. GIRL, STAY and GAIN are everyday picks.
GAY, TYG and YAG are the top 3-letter words made with STARINGLY letters, 7 points each. ANY, ITS and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of STARINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
STARINGLY first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STARINGLY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARINGLY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 304) | 239 | 304 | 220 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STRAYLING, GRAYLIST, GIANTLY, GIANTRY, LAYINGS, NARGILY, RANGILY, RAYLING, SIGNARY, STYRING, TRYINGS, GYRANT and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STARINGLY, ANGSTY, GLINTY, LAYINS, LAIRY, LAYIN, TIYNS, TRYNA, TYINS, YAGS, TIYN, TYIN and 7 more, 19 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of STARINGLY plus a single extra one.