Here are ten sets of seven letters, each consisting of only 1-point tiles, that have only one anagram, which is a fairly everyday seven-letter word, and which also contain two Is (as a bonus, one has three Is). What are those everyday words?
AAIINRT
AEIINRR
AIIILNT
AIILNOS
EIILLRS
EIILORS
EIILSTT
IILLNST
IILNORS
IINOTTU
And, here are five extra sets, not quite so easy, also containing only 1-point tiles that also have only one anagram and with two Is. They are the sorts of combinations of letters that you may well find on your rack, since Is do have a habit of arriving in pairs. What are these not quite so everyday words?
AEIILNN
AIILNTU
EEIINST
EIILNOT
IIOSTTU
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The ten “easy” words:
AAIINRT ANTIAIR directed against attacking aircraft
AEIINRR RAINIER RAINY, marked by rain
AIIILNT INITIAL at the beginning
AIILNOS LIAISON a means of maintaining communication (among other meanings)
EIILLRS SILLIER showing a lack of common sense
EIILORS SOILIER dirtier, more soiled
EIILSTT ELITIST an adherent of elitism
IILLNST INSTILL to infuse slowly, also INSTIL
IILNORS SIRLOIN a loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin
IINOTTU TUITION a fee for instruction [n -S]
And the five less easy words:
AEIILNN ANILINE a coal-tar product used in dyeing, also ANILIN
AIILNTU NAUTILI a spiral-shelled mollusc
EEIINST SIENITE a coarse-grained igneous rock, similar to granite
EIILNOT ETIOLIN a yellow pigment in light-starved plants
IIOSTTU OUSTITI a lock-opening tool