Unscramble ABRIDGING and you have 175 words, ABRIDGING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: BRIGADING. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ABRIDGING by length: 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 15 with 7, 12 with 6, 25 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 14 with 2.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ABRIDGING is BADGING, 12 points; ABIDING and BARDING on 11 follow. GRADING and BIRDING are everyday picks.
BIGG tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ABRIDGING at 8 points; next come ABID and BAND on 7. GAIN, BIRD and GRID will look familiar.
Of the 45 3-letter words from ABRIDGING, 8 score 6 points, the group's best. BIG, AIR and BAD are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ABRIDGING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AB · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
ABRIDGING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ABRIDGING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRIDGING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 175) | 150 | 175 | 141 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
25 of the 175 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRIDING, GRADINI, BIGG, ABID, ABRIN, AGGRI, BIGA, RAGINI, AGRIN, DARG, GAID, GING and 13 more. 9 of the 175 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BIDI, BING, RABI, RAGG, IGG, DAN, DA, GI and RAI.