237 words come out when you unscramble STERVING, starting with STERVING itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, SERVING, VESTING and GRIVETS included. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from STERVING by length: 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 14 with 2.
4 of 38 6-letter words in STERVING tie at 10 points; none scores more. STRING, INSERT and SINGER will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STERVING, the top score is 9, reached by 4. GIVEN, GIVES and RINGS are the familiar ones.
GIVE and VIGS are the top 4-letter words from STERVING, 8 points each. SIGN, RING and GETS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from STERVING, VEG and VIG tie for first at 7 points. GET, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of STERVING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GRIVETS, SERVING, VERSING and VESTING (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: STERVING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERVING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 192 | 236 | 175 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
44 of the 237 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STERVING, VERTING, VIRGES, TREVIS, VINERS, VIRENT, VIRGE, STIVE, VINER, VINTS, VISNE, GREINS and 32 more. 17 of the 237 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VERSIN, STINGE, VINS, GITES, SEV, STRINE, VIN, GITE, NEGS, RESIT, GIS, NEG and 5 more. 1 of the 237 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
These 6 words take every letter of STERVING plus a single extra one.