172 words come out when you unscramble VARNISHY, starting with VARNISHY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 17 points: HRYVNIAS. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VARNISHY split into 2 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 8 with 6, 26 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 15 with 2.
5 of 26 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VARNISHY tie at 11 points; none scores more. HAIRY, SHINY and RAINY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in VARNISHY, 10 score 10 points, the group's best. HAIR, RAIN and VISA are the ones most people know.
5 of 58 3-letter words made with VARNISHY letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. HAS, ANY and AIR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VARNISHY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with VA · ending in HY · all 8-letter words
The meaning of VARNISHY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
VARNISHY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARNISHY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 134 | 172 | 117 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYRAH, VAIRY, YAHS, RHY, ARISH, HAINS, HARNS, NASHI, RIVAS, SNARY, ARSY, HAIN and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HRYVNIAS, HRYVNAS, HRYVNIA, HRYVNA, HIYA, NYAH, AHIS, NAVS, VINS, AHI, AHS, NAV and 5 more, 17 in all.