Unscramble YARDINGS to get 225 words. YARDINGS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DRAYING, DRYINGS and YARDING lead with 12 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from YARDINGS split into 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
The 6-letter words made with YARDINGS letters are led by DRYING and DYINGS, 11 points each. SAYING, GRAINS and DARING are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble YARDINGS tie at 10 points; none scores more. GRAND, DIARY and YARDS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from YARDINGS, the top score is 8, reached by 18. DAYS, AIDS and GAIN are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble YARDINGS tie at 7 points; none scores more. ANY, DAY and GAY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of YARDINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with YA · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DRAYING and YARDING (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts YARDINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| YARDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 178 | 225 | 164 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YARDINGS, DRYINGS, SIGNARY, GANDY, DIYAS, GRISY, GYANS, SDAYN, ADRY, DIYA, GYAN, SNARY and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DRYAS, RINDY, YAGS, YAG, YAS, DANS, AGS, DAN, DAS, GIS, SIG, DA and 2 more, 14 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of YARDINGS plus a single extra one.