Unscramble STINGINGNESS to get 256 words. STINGINGNESS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 11 points, INGESTING, ENSIGNING and SIGNETING among them. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from STINGINGNESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 7 with 9, 18 with 8, 37 with 7, 36 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 37 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 11 letters.
STINGINESS is the only one of the 10-letter words in STINGINGNESS; it scores 11 points.
8 of 18 8-letter words you get when you unscramble STINGINGNESS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SIGNINGS will look familiar.
Among 37 7-letter words from STINGINGNESS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. SINGING, SIGNING and SENSING are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words from STINGINGNESS, GIEING and GINGES tie for first at 8 points. TENNIS, INSIST and INNING are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in STINGINGNESS are led by GINGE, GINGS and TEGGS, 7 points each. SITES, SIGNS and STEIN are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with STINGINGNESS letters, 5 score 6 points, the group's best. SITE, SIGN and SENT are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of STINGINGNESS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with ST · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INGESTING, SIGNETING and STINGINESS (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STINGINGNESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STINGINGNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 190 | 256 | 159 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
66 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STINGINGNESS, ENSIGNING, STINGINGS, STEININGS, GEITING, GESSING, NESTINGS, SENSINGS, STEINING, STENNING, STINGIES, TINNINGS and 54 more. 31 of the 256 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INNINGSES, SIGNINGS, SINGINGS, GENNING, SEININGS, STINGES, SENITIS, SINNETS, STINGE, TEGGS, GITES, IGGS and 19 more.