Unscramble ABSENTING to get 311 words. ABSENTING itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 11, among them BEATINGS, BANTENGS and BANTINGS. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ABSENTING split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
38 7-letter words in ABSENTING; 7 of them share the top score of 10. SEATING, BEATING and ANTIGEN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from ABSENTING, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. AGENTS, TENNIS and BEGINS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSENTING, the top score is 8, reached by 11. BEING, AGENT and BEGIN are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSENTING; 9 of them share the top score of 7. BEST, BASE and GAIN are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words from ABSENTING tie at 6 points; none scores more. GET, BIG and AGE will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of ABSENTING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with AB · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
ABSENTING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ABSENTING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSENTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 242 | 309 | 219 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
69 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BANTINGS, BEASTING, BANTING, BAGIES, BENGAS, BESAINT, BESANG, BESING, BESTAIN, BETING, STEANING, BAGIE and 57 more. 23 of the 311 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GENISTA, INNAGES, TAGINES, BING, INNAGE, STINGE, TAGINE, TASING, BAES, GEANS, GITES, SEITAN and 11 more. 2 of the 311 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT.
These 4 words take every letter of ABSENTING plus a single extra one.