Unscramble STRAINING and you have 266 words, STRAINING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of STRAINING is on the page: TRAININGS, each 10 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from STRAINING by length: 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 25 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 15 with 2.
All 25 of the 7-letter words from STRAINING score 8 points. RATINGS, RAISING and ARISING are the ones most people know.
33 of 39 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STRAINING tie at 7 points; none scores more. RATING, STRING and GRATIS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in STRAINING, 39 score 6 points, the group's best. GRANT, SAINT and RINGS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with STRAINING letters; 44 of them share the top score of 5. SIGN, ARTS and ANTI are everyday picks.
Among 57 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STRAINING, the top score is 4, reached by 16. ITS, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of STRAINING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
What STRAINING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
STRAINING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRAINING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 203 | 266 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SNIRTING, STARNING, AIRNING, RAGINIS, RAITING, SAIRING, STIRING, TARINGS, TIRINGS, AGRINS, ARSING, INGANS and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RANTINGS, SATINING, ARTIGIS, ARTIGI, ATIGIS, TASING, ATIGI, RANGS, SIGNA, AGS, GIS, SIG and 4 more, 16 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of STRAINING and one more.