Unscramble STINGFISH and you have 142 words, STINGFISH itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of STINGFISH is on the page: SHIFTINGS, each 16 points. 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 STINGFISH by length: 2 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 11 with 7, 10 with 6, 29 with 5, 46 with 4, 27 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STINGFISH, FIGHT leads with 12 points, then SHIFT on 11 and GIFTS on 9. NIGHT, THING and SIGNS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from STINGFISH is FISH, 10 points; FIGS and GHIS on 8 follow. SIGN, GIFT and HITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of STINGFISH but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in SH · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHIFTINGS (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: STINGFISH 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STINGFISH itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 142) | 116 | 141 | 108 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STINGFISH, SHITING, SITHING, HINGS, SNIFTS, THIGS, HING, SISTING, SITINGS, SNIFT, THIG, FINI and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHIFTINGS, FISTINGS, GIFS, GIF, SIGS, GIS, SIG and GI, 8 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.