Unscramble VIRGINALISTS and you have 369 words, VIRGINALISTS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. VIRGINALIST is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VIRGINALISTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 11 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with VIRGINALISTS letters: VIRGINALIST, for 15 points.
RIVALISING and VITALISING are the top 10-letter words in VIRGINALISTS, 14 points each.
Among 35 8-letter words from VIRGINALISTS, the top score is 12, reached by 10. LISTINGS, VISITING and STRIVING are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 7-letter words from VIRGINALISTS tie at 11 points; none scores more. LISTING, RATINGS and SAVINGS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words in VIRGINALISTS, the top score is 10, reached by 12. LIVING, GRATIS and VIRGIN are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with VIRGINALISTS letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. VISIT, GIRLS and GLASS are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VIRGINALISTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. GIRL, GAIN and VISA will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from VIRGINALISTS are led by VAG and VIG, 7 points each. ITS, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of VIRGINALISTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with VI · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VITALISING (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
VIRGINALISTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGINALISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 369) | 274 | 369 | 257 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
95 of the 369 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RIVALISING, STARVINGS, STRIVINGS, VIRGINIAS, SALVINGS, VIRGINIA, VISAGIST, VISTAING, AVISING, SLIVING, STIVING, VALSING and 83 more. 17 of the 369 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VISITINGS, VIGIAS, TRIALING, VIGIA, ARTIGIS, ARTIGI, ATIGIS, NAVS, VINS, ATIGI, NAV, VIN and 5 more.