Unscramble SUSTAININGLY and you have 396 words, SUSTAININGLY itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SANGUINITY, 14 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SUSTAININGLY split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 15 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in SUSTAININGLY, SANGUINITY leads with 14 points, then INSULATING and SAINTLINGS on 11. SUSTAINING is the familiar one.
INLAYINGS, STYLISING and UNSTAYING are the top 9-letter words made with SUSTAININGLY letters, 13 points each. INSULTING will look familiar.
Of the 49 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUSTAININGLY, 10 score 12 points, the group's best. LISTINGS, INSANITY and STAINING are the ones most people know.
16 of 60 7-letter words from SUSTAININGLY tie at 11 points; none scores more. LISTING, SIGNALS and SAILING will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words in SUSTAININGLY, the top score is 10, reached by 22. SAYING, GUILTY and STYLUS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with SUSTAININGLY letters, 18 score 9 points, the group's best. SUNNY, UNITY and LYING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUSTAININGLY, the top score is 8, reached by 14. SAYS, STAY and GUYS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from SUSTAININGLY tie at 7 points; none scores more. ANY, GAY and SAY will look familiar.
This word has the length of SUSTAININGLY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SANGUINITY (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUSTAININGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSTAININGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 303 | 396 | 269 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 93 of them: SUSTAININGLY, INLAYINGS, UNSTAYING, INSULSITY, STAYNING, UNTYINGS, YGLAUNST, GIANTLY, LAYINGS, SAINTLINGS, LYTING, SAINTLING and 81 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: SLAYINGS, UNSAINTLY, INLYING, ANGSTY, GLINTY, LINGUISAS, LAYINS, LINGUISA, SATINING, TIYINS, UNINSTALS, LASSY and 22 more.